Events | Writing Workshops | AGLA http://home.earthlink.net/~wsp.graysonagent/events/ en Fri, 04 May 2007 18:23:15 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox 1.2 Clear Thinking on a Mac http://home.earthlink.net/~wsp.graysonagent/events/clear_thinking_on_a_mac.html <p>Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 7PM at the Apple Store, <a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/thirdstreetpromenade/week/20070429.html">Third Street Promenade</a>, Santa Monica, CA </p> <p><b>Free</b></p> <p>Are you a linear thinker or a visual thinker? Do you make lists and outlines or sketch Boxes, Blobs, Lines and Arrows? Fortunately the Mac is great for either and becomes a totally extreme thinking tool when the two are combined.</p> <div>The Secret Language of Diagrams can increase the speed and depth of understanding</div> <div>of relationships, processes, and areas of business activity. They are just as helpful in</div> <div>discovering how things work as they are at documenting how things work. Two Mac</div> <div>third party applications: Curio and OmniGraffle can help anyone make ideas visible.</div> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /> </div> <div>This talk covers:</div> <div>How to use diagrams to organize and present information. </div> <div>How the right kind of diagram can break writer’s block and move any assignment ahead. </div> <div>How to quickly assess any business diagram and judge its value. </div> <div>How to draw diagrams when you can’t draw.</div> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /> </div> <div>Time: 30-40 minutes plus Q&amp;A = about 50-60 minutes.</div> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /> </div> Tue, 01 May 2007 16:04:43 -0700 http://home.earthlink.net/~wsp.graysonagent/events/clear_thinking_on_a_mac.html How to write a great novel http://home.earthlink.net/~wsp.graysonagent/events/how_to_write_a_great_novel.html <p> </p> <div>The full length one-day workshop is planned for Saturday June 23, 2007 in the Los Angeles area. If you are interested in attending, please <a href="../registration.html">Register</a>.</div> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /> </div> <div>Time: 9AM to 4:30PM Saturday with a 1 hour lunch break between 12:30 and 1 PM</div> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /> </div> <div>We expect the cost to be $375 for the full day workshop which will include in-room refreshments, all handouts and class materials. We will promptly reply to confirm the final cost and answer any questions.</div> <p> </p> Tue, 01 May 2007 16:01:32 -0700 http://home.earthlink.net/~wsp.graysonagent/events/how_to_write_a_great_novel.html