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LAURA ORSINI
● Laura@WriteMarketDesign.com ● 602.518.5376 ● Phoenix, Arizona ●
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Laura is an accomplished public speaker who is available to speak to your business or organization on any of the following subjects. Many of the subjects can be tailored to your group's specific needs.Click here to download Laura’s speaker onesheet. Call 602.518.5376 to book Laura to speak to your group.
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Applying the Golden Rule in a Business Setting
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Blog to Build Your Platform
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Business Writing for the 21st Century
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Even I Can Write That — Using Writing to Enhance Your Creativity
●Finding Abundance in Gratitude
●How to Build Expert Credibility in Your Business or Industry
●If You Have a Brain, You Are a CREATIVE Person!
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Kick-Start
Your Creativity: Practical Tools for Thinking,
Visualizing,
and Brainstorming
PowerPoint Perfection
●Social Media for Authors
●What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?
●What's Your Networking Personality Style?
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Applying the Golden Rule in a Business Setting
We all have horror stories about the bad service we’ve
experienced at one time or another.
But have you ever
impartially examined your own company’s record when it comes
to client conduct? Brush up on your skills — learn some of
the do’s and don’ts of business, including email, phone,
and meeting etiquette.
During this presentation, you will:
● Learn about and discuss workplace issues, including: the telephone; e-mail; office gossip; meetings; interruptions; defining our territory; guests, consultants, and new employees; appreciation and credit; punctuality; dress and appearance; gender relations in the 21st century; secret shoppers.
● Learn what to do in social settings, including: introductions; proper use of business cards; handshakes and nametags; table manners; small talk; who pays the bill.
● Understand why it’s important to think beyond the company.
This is a talk that can be tailored to any industry.
Audience size is unlimited.
Business Writing for the 21st Century
Whether it’s a memo, a business letter, a newsletter, or a
proposal, everything you write is a
During this presentation, you will learn:
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Why it’s important to get it “write”
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Why correct grammar matters
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How to determine who your target audience is and your
reason for writing to them
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Appropriate use of e-mail
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Style and mechanics
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Grammar basics
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Margins and
fonts
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Consistency and agreement
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The importance of being succinct
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We all make mistakes — nevertheless, we must proofread!!!
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Problem words and phrases
is a talk that can be tailored to any industry.
Audience size is unlimited.
If you’ve ever thought
about writing a book, you’re not alone. Many
want to, but few ever do, You will learn:
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Why any true expert needs a book
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How to put a book together, even if you don’t think
of yourself as a writer
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The steps in the ePublishing process
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Choices in eBook conversion programs
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How to get started marketing your eBook
This can be a live-action workshop or teleconference.
Participation is limited to 50 people.
Even
I Can Write That — Using Writing
A follow up to “If You Have a Brain” that is more writing
intensive. This 4-hour course will teach In this workshop, you will:
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Discuss the many different forms writing takes
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Realize that everyone can write something — even a grocery
list is writing!
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Try your hand at several different styles of writing
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Learn that even good writers practice in order to improve
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Perform several writing exercises
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Gain confidence about your own ability to use the written
word to express yourself This is a live workshop but also is available via
teleconference. Participation is limited to 15 people.
Finding Abundance in Gratitude
The first step to creating anything is being grateful for
what you already have. This 1- to 2-hour
In this workshop, you will:
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Discover why present-moment thinking is crucial to
creating abundance
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Learn why judgment is the biggest obstacle to obtaining
your goal
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Understand why victim mentality always works against you
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Learn what the Law of Attraction is and how it works
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Discuss the things in your life for which you are truly
grateful
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Create a gratitude list you can refer back to again and
again
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Learn the importance of distinguishing a “to do” list from
a “have done” list
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Create a personal affirmation to use when you feel
yourself getting overwhelmed or fearful
This can be a live-action workshop or teleconference.
Participation is limited to 25 people.
How to Build Expert Credibility in Your Business
Every business owner could benefit from increased
credibility. Establishing oneself as an
Through this presentation, you will learn:
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reflection of you. The
written word is a powerful tool, primarily because it is a
concrete — and potentially lasting — record of your thoughts
and ideas. You want that reflection, and that record, to be
positive. Whether it’s brushing up on comma placement, or
learning how to broach a difficult subject, this program can
help you sharpen and enhance your written communications to
help you effectively reach your target audience.
even though publishing is easier than it’s ever
been. eBooks are the quickest, simplest way for
new authors to break into the publishing world.
If you have a great idea for a book – or if
anyone’s ever told you, “You should write a
book!” this presentation is a MUST for you! It
will give you an overview of the eBook process,
from concept to publication.
to Enhance
Your Creativity
you how to use the
written word to explore your creative thought process. You
will learn to get comfortable with writing, even if you
think you are not a writer or have always felt that writing
was difficult for you.
class/discussion will
teach you techniques to allow gratitude to work in your
life. Learn exercises, participate in thoughtful
conversation, and explore what it means to be truly
thankful. Once you’ve replaced a “lack” mentality with an
“abundance” mentality, your life will begin to open up in
marvelous, miraculous ways.
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Industry 
expert allows you to
easily differentiate yourself or your business from others
in your industry. If you want to be the first phone call
someone makes when looking to hire or consult with an expert
in your field, you have to build a credibility campaign so
that your reputation will precede you.
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What CREDIBILITY really is, and why it matters●
● Why it is ESSENTIAL to build your credibility
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● PROVEN methods and techniques for building credibility
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● What RESULTS / outcomes expert credibility can help you achieve
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● How to LEVERAGE credibility to... ●
+ Develop trust and confidence among your prospects
+ Add legitimacy to your endeavors
+ Differentiate yourself from your competition
+ Enhance your reputation
+ Increase your brand equity
This can be a live-action workshop or teleconference. Participation is limited to 25 people.
If You Have a Brain, You Are a CREATIVE Person!
How often do you hear or utter phrases like “That will never
work,” or “I can’t even draw a
straight line,” or “I have no
idea where to begin with this project”? The fact is that
creativity is not just for artists, musicians, and poets.
Every one of us has a personal source of inspiration — and
each of us is capable of profound creativity. Wherever you
are on the creativity spectrum — whether you are an “already
creative”, a “sometimes creative”, or a “can be creative”
person* — this hands-on, 4-hour program will invigorate and
involve you. And what’s more — IT’S FUN!
*From Ned Herrmann’s book, The Creative Brain
In this workshop, you will:
● Learn that creativity is a state of mind
● Discover why creativity comes from listening to your intuition
● Use all 5 senses to invoke your creativity
● Create a personal catch phrase to help you silence your inner censor
● Learn what visualization is and practice using it
● Perform a creativity meditation
● Practice brainstorming methods that work in the real world
● Learn techniques for overcoming writer’s block
● Unlock the door to your personal creative genius
● Discover ways to live a more inspired life
This is a live-action workshop, meeting in person at a predetermined location. Participation is limited to 25 people.
Kick-Start Your Creativity: Practical Tools for
Thinking,
Visualizing, and Brainstorming
This invigorating 2-hour presentation will teach you how to
tap into your own creative potential.
The value of
creativity and brainstorming are illustrated through group
exercises. This informative and FUN session will demonstrate
that everyone is capable of profound creativity.
During this presentation, you will:
● Learn the definition of creativity and creative thought
● Explore the concepts of left-brain vs. right-brain thinking
● Discuss why non-judgment is imperative to creative thought
● Hear the explanation of the tag phrase: “Silence the Censor”
● Study lists of the 12 traits and 12 secrets of creative people
● Learn the definition of visualization
● Understand the importance of visualization
● Practice sample visualization exercises
● Learn the definition of brainstorming
● Practice sample brainstorming exercises
● Discuss reasons creative thought is important in the workplace
● Learn ways to implement creative thought/problem-solving/brainstorming in the workplace
● Discover ways to overcome impediments to creative thought in the workplace
This is a talk that can be tailored to any industry. Audience size is unlimited.
Vivid Visuals: Manifesting Your Dream With
Visualization
A fun, lively 2-hour workshop where you create a
vivid visual representation of your goal — a
poster, a
treasure map, a comic strip, a coat of arms, etc. You don’t
have to be a great artist — all you have to have is a dream!
At the end, you take your creation home and display it in a
prominent place where you can look at it often. This
constant reminder will give power and energy to making that
dream a reality!
In this workshop, you will:
● Learn what visualization is and why it works
● Perform several visualization exercises
● Select one goal you want to manifest in your life
● Discover why judgment is the biggest obstacle to obtaining your goal
● Create a vivid visual picture of your goal that will help you bring your dream to life
This is a live-action workshop, meeting in person at a predetermined location. Participation is limited to 15 people.
What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?
Handwriting has been called “the window to the soul.”
Because our handwriting styles are
as unique as our
fingerprints, they can reveal a great deal about our
personalities, our wants, our potentials, and our true
selves. Handwriting analysis, or graphology, has the
potential to help you determine a career path, and to
actually change your life. Find out how it works, and how to
use it to your advantage. Learn to recognize specific
personality attributes indicated by handwriting. Get an
overview of graphology so you can begin to understand the
characteristics of your own handwriting, and develop a
better understanding of yourself.
During this presentation, you will learn:
● Things handwriting can and cannot determine
● How to take a handwriting sample
● Characteristics of handwriting, including the meanings of overall organization, extremes and variables, baselines, margins, slant, zones, letter size, spacing, pen pressure, connectors, script form, capital letters, and identity words
● The meaning of specific letter formations
● How to spot pain and physical illness from a person’s writing
● What a person’s signature means
This is a talk that can be tailored to any industry. Audience size is not limited.
What's
Your Networking Personality?
Based on
this
article from the Resources section of this site, this presentation offers
humorous instruction
about how to be a good "people meeter."
During this presentation, you will learn:
● Why it's important to have a network
● The three different kinds of networks each of us has, and their specific roles in our personal and professional success
● Samples of networking styles that generally don't work
● Samples of networking styles that tend to work very well
● The meaning behind the acronym I.C.E.
● Tips for becoming a better networker
This is a talk that can be tailored to any industry. Audience size is not limited.
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