Jo Parfitt's blog
Could you write a book on a country?
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Fri, 29/02/2008 - 3:01pm.et again I have been asked to source potential authors for Culture Smart! books.
Do you think you can write about 30,000 words in an upbeat style about what it is like to live in one of the following countries as an expatriate? If so, get in touch with me and I will connect you with the series editor.
The countries are:
Go quote spotting at a conference or seminar
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Fri, 29/02/2008 - 2:59pm.Go quote spotting at a conference or seminar -
I often tell my students that their books and articles can be enhanced by quotes from experts. Expert opinions can endorse your opinions. So, say you want to write about how depressed you get in the winter and how you think that is because the sky can be so grey at that time of year.
You can say it. And that’s your opinion. OR you can say it and then follow that with a quote from an expert, like this:
Book Cooks’ client gets published by Murdoch
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Thu, 08/11/2007 - 10:16am.Read an interview with me at Expat Women
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Thu, 08/11/2007 - 10:14am.Read an interview with me at Expat Women -
I was recently interviewed by Jill Lengré at www.expatwomen.com. You can read all about it here
Book Cooks’ client published by Financieel Dagblad
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Thu, 08/11/2007 - 10:14am.Book Cooks’ client published by Financieel Dagblad -
Like Leslie Ann, in the previous blog entry, Ron van der Krol attended a workshop then booked in for some Book Cooks’ consultancy. After just one session he knew exactly what to do and ‘Native English for Nederlanders’ was published just last month. To find out more go to the website of the Dutch equivalent of the Financial Times here.
Well done Ron
Have you ever thought of starting your own club?
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Wed, 24/10/2007 - 1:48pm.Be an expert and get more publicity
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Sun, 30/09/2007 - 3:01pm.Be an expert and get more publicity -
I have just heard of a great site called Expert Sources. Here you can either find an expert to comment on a given topic - very useful if you are a journalist, or you can register as an expert and the journos contact you. Cool, eh?
Moving away or coming home?
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Sun, 30/09/2007 - 2:59pm.Networkers on the rollercoaster
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Sun, 30/09/2007 - 2:59pm.Survival tips for newbies
Submitted by Jo Parfitt on Sun, 30/09/2007 - 2:58pm.Yesterday I ran my Expat Writer - Break into Writing course. I love doing this and have now had more than 600 students, would you believe? This time the students came from as far apart at Argentina, Indonesia, Slovakia and Russia. This class involves a lot of practical writing and the students had to interview each other about how they stayed happy in a new posting. I thought you might like to see a selection of their responses:
www.expatentrepreneurs.com
Lots of information and inspiration for those with a career in their suitcase, or who would like one!
