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Plain language + POD + Baroque opera = professional development

Posted by Dimitra on Thursday, November 17, 2011, In : entrees 
As a freelancer, anything that helps me develop skills, meet new people, and learn new things counts as professional development. And I've enjoyed lots of professional development over the last two weeks. Here are the highlights:

Plain Language: Building Results
http://www.editors.ca/branches/toronto/seminars/plain_language%3A_building_results.html
This full-day EAC seminar was as good as I expected it to be. I'm not often asked to write or edit anything specifically in plain language, but I wa...
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On Moderating a Panel for the First Time

Posted by Dimitra on Thursday, October 13, 2011, In : entrees 
Last month, I moderated a panel discussion for the first time. The topic was queries, the panellists were fellow editors, and the audience were members and friends of the Editors' Association of Canada. The whole process was more fun, more work, and stressful than I had expected it to be.

Here are 4 things I learned about organizing and moderating a panel discussion:


Be prepared
A panel discussion is a conversation—you can't "prepare" it beforehand the way you can a presentation, lecture, or s...
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questions and ideas about editing, writing, publishing, and education, inspired in part by my role as Program Chair for the Toronto branch of the Editors' Association of Canada (EAC).
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