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are competing in their bidding with contract workers in low-wage nations like the Philippines. Upwork is the global digital platform where those needing services of freelancers place help-wanted notices and freelancers bid on the project. In the process, freelancers create a formal pitch letter. Sometimes they also have to respond to other questions from the prospect. One attachment is allowed. MORE
Most of professional services firms are struggling to differentiate themselves from the competition. That's why this is a good niche to specialize in if you are in marketing communications. Here is an opportunity at an Atlanta law firm. Must know everything from ad copy to SEO. Here are details and how to apply. careers Selling MORE
Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike discuss speaker contracts in this podcast. MORE
Don’t Fear Contractions. Some speakers come across like they’re reading a letter from a lawyer, because they believe that contractions sound unprofessional. “Good morning and welcome, ladies and gentlemen.&#. Pic Great Beyond. MORE
To transact his purchase of property in the Ukraine, venture capitalist and founder of TechCrunch Michael Arrington used a smart contract. Sooner than many employees at Deutsche Bank anticipate, their new colleagues could be a robot. MORE
November 4, 2009 – A coalition of more than a dozen Canadian writers’ organizations today launched a new website (BadWritingContracts.ca) to raise awareness about the unfair and damaging freelance contract from Transcontinental Media. Tags: Freelance Writing - General Freelance Writing - Newspaper/Magazine bad wrting contracts MORE
A way around the employment agreements requiring individual arbitration and prohibiting collective legal action (class action lawsuits) has been the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The state, rather than any individual, is the entity filing the complaint. MORE
As Erin Mulvaney reports in Corporate Counsel (reprinted in Law.com), more employers are adopting what's called the "love contract." Romances in the office always had taken place. But, with increased time spent in the workplace, they are even more likely to develop. MORE
Obviously, the next step for this lawsuit is being watched by the many companies which also use contract workers. The current Uber contract drivers or if they became employees wouldn't be needed any more. No surprise, U.S. MORE
A sign of our rage-filled, mean-spirited times, I just signed a contract with a new client which has this provision: "Both parties agree that for two years from the signing of this agreement they will not make disparaging remarks about each other to third parties." MORE
We writers are no newbies at being contract workers. In an oddball case, nine exotic dancers filed a lawsuit against their contract employer Penthouse Executive Club. That means that other contract workers at that employer can piggyback on that legal complaint. The defendant contends that as contract employees the plaintiffs are not covered by the protections of federal and state labor laws. MORE
Uncategorized contract Media negotiations new out over staffers times walk york MORE
Less than 48 hours after the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers'' contract expired, union brass met with the rank-and-file at Temple ''s University''s Liacouras Center for an update on negotiations with the Philadelphia School District. link] Key issue in Philly teachers'' contract dispute: Will old provisions remain in effect? Common Core Security Governor Corbett Charter Schools Cyber Schools Teacher Contracts Art and Music Programs MORE
Contract marketing is one way to do it. The idea is to put a mention of other products or services in your contract / agreement after you have landed the speaking engagement. You might say, "Tom, why don't you just discuss additional product sales up front with the meeting planner and put the deal right in your contract?" The reason is that the meeting planner doesn't always know how much budget that is available for this until all the top priorities are under contract. MORE
As a professional speaker, you are constantly vying to win the contract that gets you on the stage and speaking. The post [Podcast] Winning the Million Dollar Training Contract with Greg Schinkel appeared first on Jane Atkinson. As a professional speaker, you are constantly vying to win the contract that gets you on the stage and speaking. How to price your contracts appropriately (and that doesn’t mean being the lowest bidder!). * MORE
It was believed that class action gender discrimination lawsuit - "Dawn Knepper et al. Ogletree" - would be another blockbuster. Again, here was a female law partner (nonequity, though) and others taking on a BigLaw firm and being represented by Superlawyer in that category David Sanford. MORE
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With only 88,000 jobs created in March, it's time more professionals begin thinking about contract work as a career path. Right now I have a job, an amazing accomplishment at age 67, after a quarter of a century of working contract. MORE
Believe me, I never thought that I would see the day when the writing market returned, at least for us freelancers. A A major assignment actually came in and interviews for others kept the phone busy. Could the downsizing in full-time writing jobs be working in our favor? Another positive sign: Virtual is increasingly okay with prospects and clients. MORE
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It was in the now that I snagged the contract to ghostwrite the book. That a famous brandname chose me to ghostwrite a book was not entirely a surprise. MORE
Contract marketing is one way to do it. The idea is to put a mention of other products or services in your contract / agreement after you have landed the speaking engagement. You might say, "Tom, why don't you just discuss additional product sales up front with the meeting planner and put the deal right in your contract?" The reason is that the meeting planner doesn't always know how much budget that is available for this until all the top priorities are under contract. MORE
The contract opportunity is remote. It was back in the days when the Roman Catholic Church dominated the lives of urban-area immigrants, blue-collars, and upward-mobiles. There was a phenomenon known as "nun's handwriting." " The penmanship was perfect. MORE
He’s delineated four key components to large contracts. How to deliver executive briefings that increase chances of the big contract. • Tags: public speaking and business public speaking business public speaking contracts Cultivating $100,000/Year Clients™: How to Stop Chasing Single Speaking Events and Start Creating Wealth. Selling individual speaking events gets tiresome, and you can go broke on this model. MORE
link] School districts, teachers at a loss for solution to labor strikes Laws, tax limits hinder negotiations By Mary Niederberger / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 5, 2013 12:27 am Gone are the days when teachers stayed on strike until their contracts were settled and school boards could raise taxes to fund the agreements. Common Core Privatization Keystone Exams Teacher Performance Teacher Contracts Teacher Strikes School Funding/Budgets MORE
In Bloomberg , Hugh Son reports: " [JPMorgan's] program, called COIN, for Contract Intelligence, does the mind-numbing job of interpreting commercial-loan agreements that, until the project went online in June, consumed 360,000 hours of work by lawyers and loan officers." MORE
At times like this I am grateful I am a contract worker. Yahoo has embraced Ranking and Yanking performance reviews. Microsoft has ditched them. Here's what THE ECONOMIST has to say about all that. MORE
In the 21st century, one of the project economy, contract-worker careers are becoming closer and closer to that of a migrant worker. Since there are a growing number of contract workers, a good pitch, with terms and conditions favorable to the buyer, doesn't nail down the assignment so often. In the 20th century, the career of a free agent was mostly stable. MORE
Those include, of course, Uber contract drivers. Growth in market share/revenue no longer cuts it with investors. Not without any sign of profits. Amazon did pull that off. But that was then. The world of investing has changed. Uber is a public company and it's come under the scrutiny of traditional kinds of shareholders. That wild west of hopes about making a killing investing in digital startups has been tamed. And it isn't only in traditional public markets. MORE
That is so much the situation that it extends beyond full time to part time and contract work. When I was employed as a contract security guard in Home Depot I discovered that, thanks to my energy level and work ethic, I could succeed in any number of workplaces. MORE
The contract assignment is to research and then write about a broad range of topics. Here is the help-wanted posted on Pro-Blogger Jobs by Wonder. In the help-wanted, Wonder positions and packages itself as a force field powered by the intellectually curious. MORE
"You're [lawyers] only as good as your last trial, your last settlement. You are constantly looking for more clients." " - Terry Robertson, Dean of Empire College School of Law, in interview with North Bay Business Journal. Here you can read that interview. MORE
In my post, Speaking from a script doesn't have to sound scripted , I neglected to mention a big red flag that you're sounding stilted and stiff: Missing contractions. As writing is a more formal way to express ourselves, we tend to write without contractions. MORE
In a previous post , I wrote that as speakers, we enter into a social contract with our audiences every time we take the stage. Tags: Delivery Preparation bananas eye contact David Bader Social Contract rest arrive early Being There cotton mouth David Bader has a wonderful quote that public speakers should take to heart: “Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?&#. MORE
The extended time the job-hiring process takes also applies to contract or on-demand-economy jobs. For a contract job in sales I had to complete online multiple forms about background details. MORE
What's obvious is that full-time media employees are vulnerable to job cuts when a property changes hands and contract ones land new opportunities. Connect the dots on this one. MORE
Here are details and how to apply. careers MORE
Read more: [link] Saucon Valley teachers urge board to settle contract after 438 days By Sara K. Satullo | The Express-Times September 10, 2013 at 10:51 PM Saucon Valley teachers have been working without a contract for 438 days and they want to reach a fair deal. The union has tried to avoid the strife and stress of the last contract, which resulted in two strikes , and take a new approach to negotiations, said Theresa Andreucci, association president. MORE
SuperFreelancers are the marines of the communications industry. We have the elite branding to be called to parachute in. We are there to hit the ground running in both good times and bad times for organizations. MORE
In my post, Speaking from a script doesn't have to sound scripted , I neglected to mention a big red flag that you're sounding stilted and stiff: Missing contractions. As writing is a more formal way to express ourselves, we tend to write without contractions. MORE
But since more and more of us are contract workers, there has got to be additional coverage of when we get passed over for jobs and plum assignments. The worst part of being "passed over" for a professional opportunity is the surge of self-doubt. MORE
That means happy days are here again, perhaps for an extended period, for us contract or just-in-time communications folks. The U.S. might be slouching toward bankruptcy and the experts such as Gary Shilling and the brainiacs at Goldman Sachs are predicting a recession. MORE
Brand Contract Worker is taking it on the chin, again. GrubHub" is the most recent lawsuit arguing that the contract worker should have been classified as a traditional employee. The Wall Street Journal article by Lauren Weber positions and packages us as second-class citizens. MORE
"The president and editor-in-chief of the Web publication [HuffPost] announced in an internal memo on Thursday that she had just signed a new four-year contract to remain at the site she founded in 2005." MORE
Contract Related Topics Speak Schmeak
JUNE 6, 2011
In my post, Speaking from a script doesn't have to sound scripted , I neglected to mention a big red flag that you're sounding stilted and stiff: Missing contractions. As writing is a more formal way to express ourselves, we tend to write without contractions.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 3, 2019
What's obvious is that full-time media employees are vulnerable to job cuts when a property changes hands and contract ones land new opportunities. Connect the dots on this one.
Speaker Launcher
JUNE 1, 2017
As a professional speaker, you are constantly vying to win the contract that gets you on the stage and speaking. The post [Podcast] Winning the Million Dollar Training Contract with Greg Schinkel appeared first on Jane Atkinson. As a professional speaker, you are constantly vying to win the contract that gets you on the stage and speaking. How to price your contracts appropriately (and that doesn’t mean being the lowest bidder!). *
Speak Schmeak
JUNE 6, 2011
In my post, Speaking from a script doesn't have to sound scripted , I neglected to mention a big red flag that you're sounding stilted and stiff: Missing contractions. As writing is a more formal way to express ourselves, we tend to write without contractions.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 28, 2018
A way around the employment agreements requiring individual arbitration and prohibiting collective legal action (class action lawsuits) has been the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The state, rather than any individual, is the entity filing the complaint.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 31, 2015
are competing in their bidding with contract workers in low-wage nations like the Philippines. Upwork is the global digital platform where those needing services of freelancers place help-wanted notices and freelancers bid on the project. In the process, freelancers create a formal pitch letter. Sometimes they also have to respond to other questions from the prospect. One attachment is allowed.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 19, 2015
"The president and editor-in-chief of the Web publication [HuffPost] announced in an internal memo on Thursday that she had just signed a new four-year contract to remain at the site she founded in 2005."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 18, 2016
Obviously, the next step for this lawsuit is being watched by the many companies which also use contract workers. The current Uber contract drivers or if they became employees wouldn't be needed any more. No surprise, U.S.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 19, 2015
The extended time the job-hiring process takes also applies to contract or on-demand-economy jobs. For a contract job in sales I had to complete online multiple forms about background details.
Communication Steroids
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike discuss speaker contracts in this podcast.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 11, 2019
It was believed that class action gender discrimination lawsuit - "Dawn Knepper et al. Ogletree" - would be another blockbuster. Again, here was a female law partner (nonequity, though) and others taking on a BigLaw firm and being represented by Superlawyer in that category David Sanford.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 28, 2010
We writers are no newbies at being contract workers. In an oddball case, nine exotic dancers filed a lawsuit against their contract employer Penthouse Executive Club. That means that other contract workers at that employer can piggyback on that legal complaint. The defendant contends that as contract employees the plaintiffs are not covered by the protections of federal and state labor laws.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
November 4, 2009 – A coalition of more than a dozen Canadian writers’ organizations today launched a new website (BadWritingContracts.ca) to raise awareness about the unfair and damaging freelance contract from Transcontinental Media. Tags: Freelance Writing - General Freelance Writing - Newspaper/Magazine bad wrting contracts
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 9, 2013
But since more and more of us are contract workers, there has got to be additional coverage of when we get passed over for jobs and plum assignments. The worst part of being "passed over" for a professional opportunity is the surge of self-doubt.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 17, 2016
The contract assignment is to research and then write about a broad range of topics. Here is the help-wanted posted on Pro-Blogger Jobs by Wonder. In the help-wanted, Wonder positions and packages itself as a force field powered by the intellectually curious.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 29, 2018
The contract opportunity is remote. It was back in the days when the Roman Catholic Church dominated the lives of urban-area immigrants, blue-collars, and upward-mobiles. There was a phenomenon known as "nun's handwriting." " The penmanship was perfect.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
As Erin Mulvaney reports in Corporate Counsel (reprinted in Law.com), more employers are adopting what's called the "love contract." Romances in the office always had taken place. But, with increased time spent in the workplace, they are even more likely to develop.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
To transact his purchase of property in the Ukraine, venture capitalist and founder of TechCrunch Michael Arrington used a smart contract. Sooner than many employees at Deutsche Bank anticipate, their new colleagues could be a robot.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Brand Contract Worker is taking it on the chin, again. GrubHub" is the most recent lawsuit arguing that the contract worker should have been classified as a traditional employee. The Wall Street Journal article by Lauren Weber positions and packages us as second-class citizens.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 20, 2017
Here are details and how to apply. careers
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 2, 2017
In Bloomberg , Hugh Son reports: " [JPMorgan's] program, called COIN, for Contract Intelligence, does the mind-numbing job of interpreting commercial-loan agreements that, until the project went online in June, consumed 360,000 hours of work by lawyers and loan officers."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 5, 2013
With only 88,000 jobs created in March, it's time more professionals begin thinking about contract work as a career path. Right now I have a job, an amazing accomplishment at age 67, after a quarter of a century of working contract.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 18, 2014
A sign of our rage-filled, mean-spirited times, I just signed a contract with a new client which has this provision: "Both parties agree that for two years from the signing of this agreement they will not make disparaging remarks about each other to third parties."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 4, 2013
It was in the now that I snagged the contract to ghostwrite the book. That a famous brandname chose me to ghostwrite a book was not entirely a surprise.
Great Public Speaking
JULY 10, 2009
Contract marketing is one way to do it. The idea is to put a mention of other products or services in your contract / agreement after you have landed the speaking engagement. You might say, "Tom, why don't you just discuss additional product sales up front with the meeting planner and put the deal right in your contract?" The reason is that the meeting planner doesn't always know how much budget that is available for this until all the top priorities are under contract.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 20, 2013
SuperFreelancers are the marines of the communications industry. We have the elite branding to be called to parachute in. We are there to hit the ground running in both good times and bad times for organizations.
Great Public Speaking
OCTOBER 24, 2008
Contract marketing is one way to do it. The idea is to put a mention of other products or services in your contract / agreement after you have landed the speaking engagement. You might say, "Tom, why don't you just discuss additional product sales up front with the meeting planner and put the deal right in your contract?" The reason is that the meeting planner doesn't always know how much budget that is available for this until all the top priorities are under contract.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
At times like this I am grateful I am a contract worker. Yahoo has embraced Ranking and Yanking performance reviews. Microsoft has ditched them. Here's what THE ECONOMIST has to say about all that.
TJ Walker Interactive
OCTOBER 20, 2012
Uncategorized Barack Obama Benghazi Four More Years fox news channel gop media matters roger ailes Terrorism
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
"You're [lawyers] only as good as your last trial, your last settlement. You are constantly looking for more clients." " - Terry Robertson, Dean of Empire College School of Law, in interview with North Bay Business Journal. Here you can read that interview.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 26, 2010
Believe me, I never thought that I would see the day when the writing market returned, at least for us freelancers. A A major assignment actually came in and interviews for others kept the phone busy. Could the downsizing in full-time writing jobs be working in our favor? Another positive sign: Virtual is increasingly okay with prospects and clients.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 29, 2014
Most of professional services firms are struggling to differentiate themselves from the competition. That's why this is a good niche to specialize in if you are in marketing communications. Here is an opportunity at an Atlanta law firm. Must know everything from ad copy to SEO. Here are details and how to apply. careers Selling
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 27, 2011
That means happy days are here again, perhaps for an extended period, for us contract or just-in-time communications folks. The U.S. might be slouching toward bankruptcy and the experts such as Gary Shilling and the brainiacs at Goldman Sachs are predicting a recession.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
That is so much the situation that it extends beyond full time to part time and contract work. When I was employed as a contract security guard in Home Depot I discovered that, thanks to my energy level and work ethic, I could succeed in any number of workplaces.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 16, 2011
In the 21st century, one of the project economy, contract-worker careers are becoming closer and closer to that of a migrant worker. Since there are a growing number of contract workers, a good pitch, with terms and conditions favorable to the buyer, doesn't nail down the assignment so often. In the 20th century, the career of a free agent was mostly stable.
Manner of Speaking
JUNE 21, 2010
In a previous post , I wrote that as speakers, we enter into a social contract with our audiences every time we take the stage. Tags: Delivery Preparation bananas eye contact David Bader Social Contract rest arrive early Being There cotton mouth David Bader has a wonderful quote that public speakers should take to heart: “Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?&#.
TJ Walker Interactive
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Uncategorized contract Media negotiations new out over staffers times walk york
Pivotal Public Speaking
OCTOBER 6, 2010
He’s delineated four key components to large contracts. How to deliver executive briefings that increase chances of the big contract. • Tags: public speaking and business public speaking business public speaking contracts Cultivating $100,000/Year Clients™: How to Stop Chasing Single Speaking Events and Start Creating Wealth. Selling individual speaking events gets tiresome, and you can go broke on this model.
Can You Hear Me Up the Back?
AUGUST 20, 2009
Don’t Fear Contractions. Some speakers come across like they’re reading a letter from a lawyer, because they believe that contractions sound unprofessional. “Good morning and welcome, ladies and gentlemen.&#. Pic Great Beyond.
Speaking Of...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Less than 48 hours after the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers'' contract expired, union brass met with the rank-and-file at Temple ''s University''s Liacouras Center for an update on negotiations with the Philadelphia School District. link] Key issue in Philly teachers'' contract dispute: Will old provisions remain in effect? Common Core Security Governor Corbett Charter Schools Cyber Schools Teacher Contracts Art and Music Programs
Speaking Of...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
link] School districts, teachers at a loss for solution to labor strikes Laws, tax limits hinder negotiations By Mary Niederberger / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 5, 2013 12:27 am Gone are the days when teachers stayed on strike until their contracts were settled and school boards could raise taxes to fund the agreements. Common Core Privatization Keystone Exams Teacher Performance Teacher Contracts Teacher Strikes School Funding/Budgets
Speaking Of...
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Read more: [link] Saucon Valley teachers urge board to settle contract after 438 days By Sara K. Satullo | The Express-Times September 10, 2013 at 10:51 PM Saucon Valley teachers have been working without a contract for 438 days and they want to reach a fair deal. The union has tried to avoid the strife and stress of the last contract, which resulted in two strikes , and take a new approach to negotiations, said Theresa Andreucci, association president.
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