Ecademy Evening, Weybridge

'Fast Track Your Business Writing Skills'

This month's Weybridge Ecademy meeting will be one week earlier than our usual scheduled "Last Monday of the month" as that's May Bank Holiday.We are delighted to have NiS Member Steve Bridger of The Write Copy as our Guest Speaker.

Steve is a freelance marketing communications specialist. His agency and client side experience enables him to make a contribution to SMEs on marketing strategy, creative strategy (both conventional and digital) copywriting, design liaison and project management. His client side experience flows from setting up his own small garden products business in 1998. A year later, 'Spanish Rings' - Spanish style flower pot holders(see www.spanishrings.com) won the 1999 New Product of the Year. Spanish Rings went on to be featured on BBC Ground Force, BBC Garden Invaders, QVC - The Shopping Channel, and gained UK and International distribution in Canada, The USA, Australia, Sweden and Germany.

Steve is the author of the eBook: 'Fast Track Your Business Writing Skills' and accompanying 52 chart workshop download. (www.myebook.com) Tonight's talk will provide some simple, practical advice on improving your own individual business communication skills. Skills that will increase your management effectiveness and help you to: • Sharpen your preparation - to speak or write internally to colleagues or externally to existing clients or new business prospects • Prepare a pitch to get the right result from your target audience • Channel your talent for optimum personal performance. During the session you will: • Become more confident in your ability to communicate effectively • Learn how to write incisive documents, emails and new business letters • Learn how to craft a successful '60 second' elevator pitch. • Take away a 'blog' on the evening's talk as a key-point reminder

This is an excellent opportunity to learn something which can immediately benefit your business and participate in some great networking.