Speakers' Bureau
British Columbia
Jett BritnellContact: www.jettbritnell.com, www.writers.ca profile
Topics: - Diving Photojournalism - How To Get Published in Scuba Diving Magazines
- Shoot like a Pro! - Successful Underwater Photography Techniques
- Tropical Splendor in a Cold Sea - British Columbia's Emerald Sea
- Liquid Rush - Descent into British Columbia's Nakwakto Rapids
Length of Presentation: 30 minutes to 3 hours
Audio/visual material: Keynote/Powerpoint software, laptop, projector and screen Fee: Negotiable (based on group size, presentation length, travel, accommodations, etc.)
Jett Britnell is an internationally published freelance underwater photographer, travel writer, lecturer, scuba diver, book reviewer, aquatic thespian & bon vivant. Based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Jett is one of Canada's most frequently published underwater photojournalists. He specializes in scuba diving travel and marine life editorial assignments. Jett is currently a Travel Editor for Northwest Dive News (USA) and for many years was a Contributing Editor to Canada's Diver Magazine. His award-winning photos and editorial work appear regularly in diving publications, travel & lifestyle magazines, books, calendars, websites and commercial advertisements worldwide. He has delivered entertaining formal and informal presentations before groups and trade show audiences ranging in size from 20 people to 500 people in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Chicago, Boston and Tacoma.
Katherine Gibson
Contact: www.katherinegibson.com, www.writers.ca profile
Topics:
- Unclutter Your Life
- The Power of Pause: Creating Calm in a Chaotic World
- Making Media: Work for You: How to Get the PR You Deserve
Length of presentation: Keynotes, 1-2 hr. Seminars
Audio/visual material: Powerpoint
Fee: please inquire
Katherine Gibson is a bestselling author who has addressed audiences across North America with her clear, concise messages. She has made numerous appearances on television and radio and is frequently quoted in print media across the country.
Lyn HancockContact: www.lynhancock.com, www.writers.ca profile Topics: - Books Begin in Backyards (Write what is close to you, I did, with seals in my sleeping bag, cougars in my bed, raccoons in my parka
- Wild Encounters - with the four-legged kind but I throw in the two-legged kind where appropriate
- Writing is a Way of Life - it enriches your life except when being chased by a grizzly or swimming a wild river
- Winging it in the North - Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut - melting igloos, stalking polar bears, joining two Poles to the Pole
- Tell me, Grandmother - write your own family history with Sam and Jane Livingston, the first settlers in Calgary, as your guide
Length of presentation: one-hour followed by discussion either in whole session or in workshop format.
Audio/visual material: displays, slides or powerpoint images.
Fee: Negotiable. $250 one-hour book/article reading, $350 for a half-day in a school, $550 for a full day.
Lyn Hancock is a passionate, inspiring, entertaining, educative speaker who has lived an incredible life. She writes, talks and teaches from personal experience - traveling the world, raising and studying wild animals, finding adventure even while waiting at a bus stop. She motivates audiences of all ages to find their own connections with life, their own adventures, their own passions and write about them. She will make you laugh, she will make you cry, but you will not forget her presentation. Says the New York Times, "She has enough energy to light up the streets of New York." She will light up your life.
Kathleen Rake
Contact: www.TheWriteWay.ca, www.writers.ca profile
Topics: Writing workshops developed to suit your organization's needs regarding content and budget. Popular workshops include: - No More Gobbledegook: Write What You Mean, Quickly and with Impact
- Writing for the Web: Spiders May Crawl It, But People Have to Read It
- Publicity and the Media Release: A Guide for Beginners
Length of presentation: 3-4 hours or 6-8 hours
Audio/visual material: Typically whiteboard and/or flip chart or PowerPoint
Fee:
- Workshops up to 12 people: $650 for up to four hours; $1,200 per day for more than four hours.
- Full-day rate plus travel and accommodation expenses apply to sessions in Whistler/Squamish, the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, and all other areas outside the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.
Kathleen, known by her writing colleagues as the Queen of Clear and Clever, delivers writing workshops to industry, government, small business, and the solo-preneur. Her style is lively and engaging (some even call it fun!) and she gives you practical tools you can use right away. She'll help you clear the clutter from your writing so you can write what you mean, quickly and with impact and then look like the pro you really are to the people who really matter. Workshop clients include B.C.'s Ministries of Finance and Attorney General, Arpac Storage Systems Corporation, and North Fraser Community Futures.
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