There are tons of events taking place in Chicago on Saturday, July 16th, but here are three FREE events I’m going to try to attended: Soulful Chicago Book Fair, CWA Summer Social with IWPA and Taste of WVON. 3 FREE Must-Attend Events on July 16th Soulful Chicago Book Fair – 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m….
Author: Ms. Marcie
I am a writer, blogger, trainer and author who loves sharing little known and unknown facts.
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After years of building confidence, making excuses and other inexplicable nonsense, I finally started my YouTube channel, What Matters to Ms. Marcie. Here’s what you can expect: All topics. Nothing is off limits. Topics will include motivational messages, random conversations, rants and thought-provoking conversations with experts from all disciplines. Video lengths will vary from 2…
Happy Independence Day from Marcie
Honoring all the men and women who have, and still are, fighting for the freedoms Americans enjoy today. Thank you. Image credit: holohololand at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Read My Article About Soulful Chicago Book Fair
I had the pleasure of interviewing Asadah Kirkland, author and founder of Soulful Chicago Book Fair, for the Chicago Independent Bulletin newspaper. To show how small world world really is, Asadah and I met in the Photoshop class at Blue 1647 last year and we bonded over rides home after class. I think I still…
Preparing for Presentations with Marki Lemons [Video]
On June 9, 2016, Marki and I had a discussion on how to prepare for presentations. Although my goal was find out the tools she uses for her presentations, as well as how to be efficient; she gave me so much more. In this video, Marki shares The tools she carries to ensure her presentations…
My Experience at the ATTSmallBusiness Roundtable
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, I attended an exclusive ATTSmallBusiness Roundtable at RPM Steak with Bill Rancic. In case you don’t know who Bill Rancic is, he was the very first winner on “The Apprentice” TV show. A small group of entrepreneurs were invited to discuss business agility, “The Power of &” and network with…
Why Professional Speakers Should Blog [Video]
I presented Why Speakers Should Blog at WAO TOastmasters club in April. Following is a video of my presentation. Also, here’s a link to the slides from the presentation. Thanks to Cassandra Lee and WAO for this opportunity.
Happy Father’s Day from Marcie
Many blessings to all fathers on this Father’s Day. Image: browncafe.com
10 Elements of an Effective Newsletter
This article was originally posted on Linkedin on June 15, 2016. A newsletter is a marketing tool used to inform and educate your readers; to drive traffic to your site; and to convert readers to customers. Since the attention span of the average human is eight seconds, you want to make it easy to read…
Read the June 2016 Chicago Writers Association Newsletter
I’m the editor of the Chicago Writers Association newsletter and have tons of fun doing it. I’m learning so much on how to use Mailchimp. I did a couple things different this month. First, I added section headers because we are getting more submissions from members. Also, a table of contents was included. I wanted…