Monday 26th October, 7-9 pm
At The Skiff. 49 Cheltenham Place, Brighton BN1 4AB.
Not for the faint hearted.
Challenge yourself. This writing workshop will put you on the spot - you have no choice - you have to write a poem or short story for a set amount of time, and you HAVE TO perform it.
We’ll be [...]
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WriteClub: Flash fiction workshop
October 6, 2009 – 10:47 am
Event: The Writers’ Circle, #Brighton
August 12, 2009 – 11:20 am
On Monday August 31st from 5.30 until 6.30 @theskiff
A safe space for professional writers, copywriters, journalists, scriptwriters, marketers, language enthusiasts and bloggers to sit down together, have a cup of tea or a bottle of something, moan, marvel, share their tricks and chat about their working methods.
Feel free to come even if you’re not [...]
Event: Getting ideas to make sense.
May 12, 2009 – 3:16 pm
Monday May 18, 2009 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
At: The Skiff, 49 Cheltenham Place, Brighton, England BN1 4AB
Not a workshop, more of a work-it-out-together.
Who we are:
Ellen de Vries (The Copy House) is concerned with helping people to find clear language to explain their brands, projects and what they do. Charlie Davies (project designer) is [...]
“But all the other URLs were gone.”
January 27, 2009 – 3:11 pm
How can nonsense naming for companies and products be good for business on the web?
I’ve seen really fine examples and really bad ones out there – so I’ve put together some guidelines, and ideas. Let’s start with a checklist for the pitfalls.
How to get it wrong - a checklist.
Perhaps we’ve been driven to nonsense [...]
Visual + Verbal = Wholesome branding
November 4, 2008 – 9:00 am
What happens when you take a visual designer and a big supply of tea and biscuits and throw them into a room with a copywriter (or a ‘brand language consultant’ if you prefer)?
Carl Jeffrey from Fellow (a ‘creative midwife’ who delivers creative ideas) and I have recently spent a good chunk of time on two [...]
The tricks that get adults to absorb information
October 29, 2008 – 3:00 pm
What do you reckon is the best way to get people to absorb information?
There’s a huge ‘can’t-believe-I-never-saw-it-before’ link between successful marketing and this lovely theory called ‘Andragogy’ (coined by Alexander Kapp and expanded by a guy called Malcom Shepherd Knowles).
If you do have anything to do with marketing on the web, you probably spend [...]
Do you emit infectious passion? Branding and the social web.
October 26, 2008 – 11:50 pm
Going on the two conferences I attended in the last three days; Conference and Women in Media - there’s lots to say about the morphing role of language in social media development. In my opinion, this state of flux is super-excellent news for copywriters (your friendly brand language managers) as well those who author [...]
Making Presentations. A Workshop. 30th October
October 9, 2008 – 11:00 am
7.00 to 9.30pm @ The Werks.
Sign up now or Contact me and pay on the day.
Do you have difficulty making presentations?
How do you engage people, or get them to understand you?
This is a useful hands-on workshop to help you build successful presentations. The main idea is to give you presentation techniques, magical formulas and tips [...]
DIY Copywriting Workshop. 6th November.
October 8, 2008 – 11:49 am
7.00pm to 9.30pm @ The Werks.
Sign up now
This is a seriously valuable, hands-on workshop for website owners, start ups, bloggers and anyone else who wants to know how to pick the best words to get their message clear and web-friendly.
So how do you get your audience to care about what you say?
The workshop gives [...]
Cosy working writers’ club, August 6th
July 2, 2008 – 11:30 am
Event Name: Cosy working writers’ club
Venue: Upstairs in Infinity Foods Cafe
Date: Aug 6, 2008
Time: 3:00pm
Come along for tea, cake and company if you’re a:
- Freelance writer
- Copywriter
- Writing translator
- Information writer
- Elearning writer
- Content editor
- Sub-editor
- In-house writer
…or if you earn your living as ANY kind of writer.
The idea is to compare notes, bounce [...]
