OUR FIRST MENTION IN PRINT
There is something special about being mentioned in print! It feels it has more weight than being mentioned online. Perhaps it is the feeling that a printed article doesn’t rely on the internet or on a power source and hence it feels more “eternal”. Perhaps it is the feeling that a printed article was worth the ink and the paper that it was printed on. Or perhaps it is the feeling that there was a lot of work put into publishing the article instead of just clicking a button! Whatever the reason is, Sarah and I are very happy about being mentioned in an article in the first edition of Scroll magazine – Web Directions’ new paper magazine.
The article talks about a workshop we have run for Web Directions in February 2016. It was written by the magazine’s managing editor, Ricky Onsman, who has participated in the workshop himself. Here are some excerpts:
The workshop was run by a mob called Public Speaking for Life in the form of tag team trainers Sarah Ewen and Tarek Said. I say tag team because that’s how they ran the day, and a very effective method it was. Sarah would talk to us about voice and how to use it, for example, then Tarek might talk to us about posture, then Sarah on breathing, then Tarek on what to do with your hands. All of that was interspersed by exercises for the participants.
by the end of the day every single person was more self aware, more confident, more informed and more positive about themselves as public speakers.
There is something about seeing someone who start as a shy wallflower and ends up speaking boldly and passionately that is both empowering and reassuring.
Thanks to Web Directions and to Ricky Onsman. Web Directions run awesome conferences for web professionals. Unlike many conferences, they have an editorial approach – they put together programs based on current trends in the industry, and seek out speakers who are working in those areas to give inspiring, entertaining, but most importantly practical presentations.
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