Check out this sneak peek of slated BeCreative BarCamp presenters and the ideas, projects, and resources they will be sharing!
The BeCreative BarCamp is about creating conversation and opportunity. It’s about creating connections between people and their interests in a dynamic new way that we hope will catch on in the Berkshires. It’s about bringing out the creativity all around us and hearing new voices. It’s about what you make of it!
Do you have a topic you would like to present at the May 19th BeCreative BarCamp? Click here, join the creative conversation, and sign-up to present!
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Just want to attend or volunteer, but not present? Click here!
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What’s Behind the 2010 Pan Mass Challenge? + Q&A
Thomas Attila Lewis, NeedleMine
I’ll provide a description of the Pan Mass Challenge, I’ll explain why and how I got involved, and what a select few of us will be doing different in order to bring awareness to the Berkshires and Western Massachusetts.
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Break Through Your Writing Obstacles — How to get started, stay motivated, and finish the job!
Millie Calesky, Business & Life Coach, Speaker & Trainer
Ready for a breakthrough?This presentation will explore the obstacles that writers often encounter and ways to overcome these hurdles. You will learn 10 strategies to increase your productivity and achieve your writing goals.
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Sales: It Doesn’t Have to Be Scary
Peter Coombs, FRONTLINE Training
Selling something you have created can be a very satisfying and rewarding experience. Participants will learn 10 tips to help them be more comfortable selling to others.
Living your life via Google
Helena Fruscio, Berkshire Creative
Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar-how to get organized online!
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Turn Your Blog into a Book
Claudia Gere, Claudia Gere & Co. LLC
Many successful books are based on blogs and for many it can be one of the easiest ways to write a book. Hear about strategies you need to know to turn your blog to into a book or to create a blog for writing a book.
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Practiced Spontaneity: Enhancing Creativity & Innovation Through Improv Theater Skills
Izzy Gesell
The skills that make Improv Theater people successful can make us all successful. This interactive, entertaining and immediately applicable program uses improv principles to highlight how the development of the personal qualities of presence, acceptance and trust lead to more confidence, spontaneity and effectiveness.
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“Imagining History: The King Phillip’s War and Me (and You)”
Jeremy D. Goodwin
It was the war that set the stage for the next 300 years of American history, but it occupies only an obscure sidebar in the history books. In 2009 I took a driving tour of sites associated with the King Phillip’s War. This preliminary work-in-progress features photos from that trip, and begins to ask: How does a nation define itself through the way it chooses to remember its past?
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Why Brochure Distribution?
John H. Hart, Berkshire Brochure Display
I wish to detail the advantages of having brochures available to Berkshire County, Eastern NY State, and Northwester CT’s visitors and residents. I also want to explain what an effective brochure headline design is for brochure distribution.
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Topia Arts Center’s Kick Off Capital Campaign Local and Global Big Bang Constructive Community Arts Event – Symphony of 100 Carpenters
Caryn Heilman, Topia Arts Center
An outline of the conceptual framework and the practical tools employed to kickstart the capital campaign for this green arts and education center in development including the idea of constructive community artmaking, shared use space, online arts funding, downtown revitalization and green building.
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An Invitation to the creative community to participate as exhibiting vendors in the Pittsfield Farmer’s Markets
Barry Hollister, Berkshire Harmony
Background on the markets, goals and objectives for creating a community social network centered around locally grown food and the indigenous culture.
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When will the 3D Web arrive? And what are the business opportunities in it?
Maria Korolov, Trombly International
Analysts predict that a new, 3D version of the internet — complete with virtual meeting and collaboration locations, avatars, training simulations, virtual tours, and even 3D shopping — will arrive in about five years. Some early elements are here today, and having success in the enterprise. Here’s what they are, what to keep an eye on, and how to find your own market in this space.
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The Power of the Purse Is Changing the World: How Women Are Creating Impact
Joanna L Krotz, Muse2Muse Productions
Women have a long tradition of giving to charity, but it’s only lately that so many are becoming philanthropists – that is, giving in strategic ways that wield influence, secure seats at policy tables and gain a voice in setting social standards. Real-life stories about how women today are stepping up to give time, talent, treasure and technology that is transforming communities and re-making the global economy.
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Trademarks in 15 Minutes
Paul Rapp
Basic trademark law including what trademarks are, how to get one, and how to avoid falling into trademark hell!!!
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Building a compelling brand
Kevin Sprague, Studio Two
My presentation will be about the steps that people and organizations can take to help define their message and their overall brand identity.
