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03/26/2019

There's still time to sign up (you can do this)!
FACING FEARS, FURTHERING CAREERS: Boost your earning potential—including your chance at getting hired AND getting that raise—with a day-long workshop designed to help you overcome dread & build cred as a presenter & public speaker
General Assembly, Wednesday 3/27, 10-4

Learn how to create a successful creative presentation and a professional presence plus helpful techniques to employ before, during you're in the hot seat.

02/26/2019

Did you miss me?
New "Pitching & Presentation Bootcamp" added at General Assembly March 27—Spend a day building presenter confidence through competence (& practice) alongside your equally jittery peers; leave with an upped public-speaking game & a toolkit of tips to keep the improvement flowing.
Sign up here: https://generalassemb.ly/education/pitching-presentation-bootcamp/atlanta/70416

Learn how to create a successful creative presentation and a professional presence plus helpful techniques to employ before, during you're in the hot seat.

02/27/2018

Just added another installment of the v. popular Pitching & Presentation Bootcamp at General Assembly on March 28 (10a-4p)! GET 25% OFF if this is your first workshop at GA—just visit the link and follow the prompts:

https://generalassemb.ly/education/pitching-presentation-bootcamp/atlanta/47649

About this Bootcamp:
Through guided discussions, interactive explorations, and group exercises (physical, vocal, intellectual), you will learn how to develop good presence and creative presentation skills in order to better engage and influence clients and colleagues.

What you'll learn (and practice!):
Personal branding (presence)
Presentation building and delivery
The importance of rationale
Feedback fundamentals
How to aim the pitch
& More

Learn how to create a successful creative presentation and a professional presence plus helpful techniques to employ before, during you're in the hot seat.

02/13/2018

Open this Valentine early! 💕 Exclusive friends-of-mdash discount 💕 on ALL copywriting & presentation workshops -

Everyone loves a great storyteller.  (And Lucy. And chocolate. But that's beside the point...)  In lieu of  In addition to the latter, treat your team to a hands-on, fun-filled, skills-stuffed workshop specially crafted to sweeten your storytelling on paper and in front of a crowd.

01/17/2018

notes from mdash—Breathe in the New Year ✨ 2018 ✨ (Emphasis on the "breathe") -

09/29/2017

I'm super excited to be speaking at SuperNova South! Get 40% OFF SuperNova South tickets with code SNS-DONTWAIT! This even applies to their already low rate for students—who should definitely join me for my workshop on Friday 10/6 at 11a ;) Lots of other neat offerings in their Student/Career Starter track, too. Register at http://bit.ly/2tGqDwP

Five Days. Explosive Ideas. Powerful Connections. Come celebrate seven years of disruption at one of the Southeast's largest and longest-running technology conferences starring the country's top innovators and fueled by a killer agenda of content, unparalleled access, and amazing networking opportun...

07/19/2017

IT'S LIVE! Our pro bono website redesign for Kamileon's Kloset (now Kamileon Professional Development, Inc.) is up and running at www.kpdinc.org! Deepest thanks to founder Kamila Brown Washington, board member Tiffany Ollanove, General Assembly, and, especially, our team of big-hearted volunteers: Kayleigh Ladshaw (project manager), Tasmia Noor (UX designer), Kobe Van Itterbeeck (copywriter), and Sharon Ford (copywriter). Because of you, this local non-profit now has a beautiful new platform to promote their powerful mission: helping struggling job-seekers (veterans, non-violent ex-offenders, domestic violence survivors, new graduates...) find confidence, success, and self-sufficiency through meaningful work. Check it out, tell mdash what you think, and please consider supporting KPD today!

06/28/2017

Thanks, Swarm Agency, for sending such cool and friendly folks to my latest Pitching & Presentation workshop! Made my job easy :)

Perfecting our pitch and presentation skills with a little help from General Assembly and MDASH

05/01/2017

Hey! Students of General Assembly, SCAD - The University for Creative Careers, Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center, The Creative Circus & the creative life—mdash needs , & folks for a tax-deductible, pro bono website re-brandathon I'm hosting May 20 for a worthy local nonprofit here in ATL. I promise you fun, rewarding teamwork & portfolio building for a good cause. Message me if you're interested, & please tell your talented friends!

04/20/2017

The long-awaited 102 class (and my personal favorite)—Poetry in Promotion—is back in rotation! Join me next Tuesday to talk parallelisms, puns, polysyndeton...alliteration...and more!

This workshop explores how tools and techniques of poetry writing —like meter and alliteration— can be used to bring more power, sophistication and style to

04/18/2017

Whoo hoo!!! $30,000+ in 17 days—that's some serious good karma. Congrats to Alana Athletica on their runaway Kickstarter success! It was such an honor to help build this campaign and launch your brand. Now, onto that stretch goal!

We reached our goal and it is all thanks to YOU! We’re thrilled by your support and it continues to motivate us to do better. Thank you for trusting our product - we are excited to continue to bring products that you love!Join us in our journey to hit our stretch goal. We’re very proud of our combin...

04/04/2017

Congrats to our client, Alana Athletica, on their kick-ass Kickstarter campaign! It's more than a pair of yoga pants. It's a pro-woman philosophy made fashion reality. Support the first and last pair of luxe athleggings you'll ever wear—and the inspiring women who make them.

Made by women, for women who deserve clothes that fit & feel custom-made. Feel secure & confident with Alana - non-pilling, never sheer

03/10/2017

I've been working at something here at mdash... A way to magnify and multiply our talent; To partner with fellow entrepreneurs, not hire employees; To build a boss team, not boss a team. And while we're still in the early stages of deciding exactly what this group will be and how we'll do better, bigger work, together, I'm excited to introduce you to Stephanie Gilman. She's a freelance copywriter here in Atlanta, a total creative professional, a lifelong student (the best kind) and now, officially, an mdasher. Welcome, Stephanie! We're (I'm) proud to have you! Inaugural Happy Hour soon?

02/14/2017

Fluttery heart, weak knees, sweaty palms... Are you falling in love, or just speaking in front of a crowd? Get your suave on—Take 10% off a corporate Pitching & Presentation workshop with mdash!

Honing your presentation skills can help you bring on more clients, close more business, and make a bigger, better impression. But for those of us who are more

01/05/2017

Nail your next presentation, pitch, elevator speech—or even just that conversation you've been avoiding with your boss. This super-interactive workshop is specially designed by mdash creator Molly Dickinson—a frequent presenter, public speaker, live storyteller & former Drama Award winner (thank you, Mrs. Lehman!)—to help you hone your Don Draper skills in under 6 hours.

Assembly, Ponce City Market, 1.26.17, 10a-4p

12/22/2016

notes from mdash winter edition: A few of our favorite things (yes, of course, they rhyme).

Read the winter ed. of notes from mdash & subscribe for not-too-frequent notes, tips & more

11/15/2016

Words matter. Perhaps now more than ever. Let's talk about how to make meaningful, thoughtful messages for brands and businesses—next workshop is this Thursday, 11/17, 7-9p.

Gain a foundational, practical understanding of copywriting including what copywriting is (and isn’t), why it matters, and working knowledge of how to

10/28/2016

Strength in words, LEGOS & our not-so-secret talent—Read the latest notes from mdash

I've been thinking about the strengths—and weaknesses—0f language lately. You might assume that, as a writer, it's fairly easy for me to put words to thoughts, emotions and ideas. Usually, that's true. Helping clients articulate the driving "why?" behind their brands, crafting the headline, title or...