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Alan H. Jordan - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Alan Jordan has written hundreds of magazine articles, six business books and two children's books. His poetry has appeared in major poetry magazines such as Mobius, the Poetry Magazine. He is an accomplished Software Engineer and Management Analyst.
Visit Lets Be Creative to view Alan's latest children's book The Monster on Top of the Bed and Other Stories and Poems. You can view a streaming video of the book and even download an iPod ... [More]
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- 10 Tips For Giving a Speech With High Audience Involvement
[Writing-and-Speaking:Public-Speaking] I recently gave a presentation that involved the use of a handout at an Advanced Toastmasters club. The presentation did not go over as well as I anticipated, but I learned quite a bit, and I made my mistakes in a "sandbox" environment where it did not cost me anything to make a mistake.
- Social Media - Networking & Cocktail Parties
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] I subscribe to the idea that Social Media does little more that enable you to build relationships in the same way that you would build relationships if you met someone at a cocktail party or networking event. It does, however, save you the time and expense of driving to the cocktail party, and/or buying drinks.
- Meet Joel Schwartzberg - Author - The 40-Year-Old Version - Humoirs of a Divorced Dad
[Writing-and-Speaking:Book-Marketing] This is an excerpt from an extensive audio review that I conducted with Joel Schwartzberg, author of The 40-Year Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad. This interview is not about the book per se, but about promoting it. When I spoke with Joel he told me, "I know a lot about web-promotion of books given my experiences promoting my own book and note all the blogger reviews) as well as through my experience teaching Author Publicity to authors. I run an online and in-person mediabistro course that focuses on opportunities in new media."
- Getting a Job Interview When You're Contacting the Wrong Person
[Business:Careers-Employment] This is an excerpt from a book I wrote on getting job interviews. In this scenario, you discover that you have not been speaking with the right person.
- Top Ten Tips For Getting a Job Interview - David Letterman Style
[Business:Careers-Employment] I recently interviewed Allison Brinkman for a book that I'm writing. She had a very creative way of getting a job in the Public Relations Industry. She prepared a top ten list for getting a job.
- Students Use Social Networking and Other Skills to Help Pay For College Tuition
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Many college students who have to work think only of standard jobs or internships. The problem is that these jobs may not pay very well, schedules change at the whims of employers, and working at McDonald's or WalMart may not look as good on a resume as some other alternatives that show initiative. There are times when it makes good sense to look into independent contractor positions.
- 3 Unique Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Store, Shopping Center Or Mall
[Business:Retail] With the weak economy it is more important than ever to get people into the store. If you can believe statistics, many people are just not planning on spending money. How do you attract people to the store, and put them in the mood to make a purchase by helping them feel good about coming?
- Benefits of Receiving a Grant For Writing Children's Literature
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] There's a lot more that is returned to the community than meets the eye when a writer receives a grant. In this article, I review some of the benefits that I received when I received a "Jackpot Grant" from the Nevada Arts Council.
- Tips on Writing Children's Middle Grade Novels - Part I (Bruce Coville's SCBWI Presentation)
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Bruce Coville is a prolific children's author. He was recently a keynote speaker at the Summer Conference of the Society of Children's Bookwriters and Illustrators. I attended this conference on a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, and I took these notes to share with that organization. Frankly, I think they deserve a bigger audience. If you are a writer or aspiring writer, this article is must reading.
- Free Marketing Opportunity For Starbucks, Independent Coffee Shops and Retailers
[Business:Marketing] Starbucks is closing stores. A large part of this is directly due to the economy, another large part is related to the proliferation of fast-food restaurants like Wendys and McDonalds that have recently decided to expand into Starbuck's market. This article shows Starbucks can leverage one of it's successes--the implementation of a wireless network that resulted in increased customer satisfaction and huge sales of music.
- Great, Positive Exposure For Celebrity Activists Interested in Literacy, 8-hour Time Commitment
[Arts-and-Entertainment] A combination of a unique concept and the promotional efforts of international service organizations like Rotary, Kiwanis, and Soroptimists has the potential to produce long-term positive exposure for celebrities who are interested in promoting literacy, multiculturalism or both. Here's how it works.
- Simple Steps to Write "Inspired By" Poetry, With Examples, Techniques 1 to 4
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] I define "Inspired By Poetry" as poetry that has it's creative germ in someone else's work. This work could be a famous painting, hymn, song, book or poem. It is not a form a plagiarism because it is not taking someone else's ideas as your own. Rather, it is a time-honored artistic concept--drawing inspiration from the creative works of others. Interested, read on...
- Home-Based Marketing and Sales Success - A Creative Solution
[Home-Based-Business] Many people are frustrated with home-based marketing businesses. They invest hundreds, even thousands of dollars on products and wind up with little or no earnings. In this article we discuss an out-of-the-box, creative solution, to get new prospects, build joint marketing relationships, increase your current sales, and create additional revenue streams.
- Increasing Sales in a Recession - Beauty Parlors
[Business:Small-Business] In a down economy people get their hair cut less. There's nothing you can do about that, but there are things that you can to make sure that the general trend does not hurt your business. This article provides five easy-to-implement, inexpensive things that you can do to help your business prosper despite a recession.
- Lessons Learned Number 5 to 8 - Writing and Publishing an Interactive Book/CD For Children
[Writing-and-Speaking:Publishing] These are some of the lessons that I learned while writing and publishing a children's book and accompanying audio book and e-book. Perhaps they help you to obtain inspirations and improve your writing.
- Lessons Learned Number 1 to 4 - Writing and Publishing an Interactive Book & CD For Children
[Writing-and-Speaking:Publishing] Here are four of the major lessons that I have learned writing and publishing an illustrated children's book that is accompanied by an audio-book on CD. Future articles will provide additional insights.
- Get More Guests - Four Ways to Bring Workshops and Seminars Into Your Establishment
[Business:Marketing] Build business by helping one of your guests to make money. They invite people into your establishment for a workshop or seminar. They keep the product or service sales. You keep the food and liquor revenue. Your responsibility? Simply help out a bit with some marketing. Although this article is primarily written for restaurants, the same basic technique work for all retail establishments.
- Five Natural Ways to Foster Creativity in Children
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Get rid of the frustration when a child is having difficulty learning or coping. Take advantage of five natural, simple techniques to come up with easy-to-implement solutions.
- Referrals - Four Proven Ways to Get Them
[Insurance:Agents-Marketers] The lifeblood of an insurance agent is referral sales. This article explains a way to show your clients that you care about them and it provides reasons for your current client base to discuss you with their friends, family and business associates.
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