MEETINGS
Being Socially Savvy is Easier Than It Sounds
Nationally known author, speaker and etiquette expert Joy Weaver knows the secret to success: being socially savvy. But stumbles always happen,
and thus her presentation at the IABC August meeting — “Top 10 Faux Pas We Commit on a Daily Basis.”
As president of Dallas-based Just Ask Joy, Weaver has counseled celebrities,
business leaders and diplomats on ways to conduct themselves so that they stay
in control of whatever the situation. She has advised top firms like the
Adolphus Hotel, Raytheon and Sprint in their efforts to maintain five-star
customer service, and shared her etiquette tips with readers of The New York
Times, USA Today and Southern Living, as well as viewers of “The View,” “The Early Show” and, locally, “Good Morning Texas.”
Time & date: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23
Place: City Club, 301 Commerce St.
Cost: $25 members, $30 nonmembers, $20 students (online add $1)
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What PR Pros Should Know About the GLBT Community
PRSA’s diversity program this year features Thomas Anable, president of Fairness Fort Worth. FFW comprises Fort Worth individuals,
business leaders and organizations committed to ensuring that everyone is
treated fairly with dignity and respect. The city of Fort Worth instituted
training on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues following the Rainbow
Lounge incident. FFW promotes the training to county, educational and corporate
employees.
Anable has been a senior tax manager at KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers and
chief financial officer of a multi-state engineering firm. Until Dec. 31, 2010,
he was managing partner of the Anable & Associates certified public accounting firm. He holds a B.B.A. in finance from
UTA and an M.B.A. in quantitative financial analysis from Virginia Tech
University.
Time & date: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10
Place: Colonial Country Club, 3735 Country Club Circle
Cost: $25 members, $35 nonmembers, $20 students (walk-ups add $5)
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No meeting in August.
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STRAIGHT STUFF
The fifth annual Do the Write Thing workshop, sponsored by Tarrant County
College and Whirlwind Communications, will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13,
on the TCC Northeast Campus in Hurst. This year’s theme, “The Dollars and Sense of Publishing,” will explore how to get work published without breaking the bank. Topics for
the seven sessions include overcoming writer’s block, creating an e-book/Kindle, and marketing for writers. Ann Weisgarber, author of the award-winning “The Personal History of Rachel Dupree,” is guest artist. Cost is $50 in advance, $25 students with ID, $75 at the door.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.; breakfast and lunch are provided. For more
information, see www.thewritethingworkshop.com or call 972-533-3543. ...
The Freelance Alliance will host Deanne Lachner and Annette Maxberry-Cararra with Wisdom House Books and Marika Flatt, owner of PR by the Book, at the Friday, Sept. 9, brown bag lunch meeting on
the ins and outs of getting a book published and marketed. Registration starts
at 11:30 a.m. at the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 10707 Preston Road. No
charge for members of AWC, IABC and PRSA, guests and nonmembers $10. More from Pat Pape at patpape@yahoo.com. ...
Richard Pollak, a co-founder and former editor of [MORE] and now a contributing editor of The
Nation, will speak on travel and leisure writing at the Writers’ Guild of Texas meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug.15, at the Richardson Public
Library. Pollak’s most recent books are “The Colombo Bay,” an account of his voyage on a container ship in the weeks after 9-11, and “The Creation of Dr. B: A Biography of Bruno Bettelheim,” which The New York Times called “a startling and thorough account of a life of lies.”
• WGT third-Monday schedule for the rest of the year: Cynthia Stillar, Sept. 19, “Pros and Cons of Keeping vs. Selling Rights”; Oct. 17, Rex McGee, “Screenwriting: Getting Your Words on the Big Screen”; Nov. 21, Heather Wood, “E-Commerce, Your Online Selling Options”; Dec. 19, holiday open house. • Improve your writing/editing skills at WGT PCS (planned critique sessions),
third Wednesday of the month, Richardson Public Library basement, 7-8:45 p.m.
Participants present their own work and receive feedback from fellow members.
E- Earl Stubbs, earlstubbs34@gmail.com. • More at writersguildoftexas.org/joomla/.
