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How to Promote Your Business Without Sounding Like a Commercial

Have you thought self-promotion is only for the aggressive saleperson? Do you choke when it comes time to talk about your art? Are you of the belief that your portfolio should sell itself?

We’ve all been there!

In many cases, art schools merely tell us that we’re supposed to talk about our work, but they really never give us the tools to do it properly. We rely on reason and technique to get us through to the next project but rarely do we know how to do this successfully.

Lisa Braithwaite, a Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Coach is going to guide us on how we can move through our own awkwardness and embrace self-promotion with aplomb.

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How to Host a Trunkshow – An Interview

After I launched a brief a few weeks ago on how to launch a successful trunkshow, I was invited by by my Twitter bud, John T Unger, a fellow creative pyromaniac, to talk on his Art Heroes Radio Channel. I readily accepted and we’re scheduled to hold our chat, Thursday, June 3, 2010. While it’ll be pre-recorded talk (he doesn’t trust my raw language), I believe you’ll be able to hear it after 9pmEST that day.

Here’s a bit of the synopsis to get you sitting on the edge of your seats… ready?

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