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Show Don't Tell- Skilful use of Exposition
Stories do not come out of a void. Your reader needs to know much about the time, the setting, the characters and past events to enjoy and make sense of the story. How to handle this mass of detail called exposition? Some storytellers set down facts like a newspaper report; others use awkward and unnatural contrivances. This workshop shows how the subtle art of exposition – showing not telling – may be woven into the fabric of the story so the reader is unaware of being given...
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Sleep your way to better health
Insufficient sleep is known to have detrimental impacts on overall health, yet the majority of the Australian population are depriving themselves of adequate sleep on a nightly basis. If you’d like to learn more about why we sleep and how it helps keep us healthy then you should attend this session with Dr Jen Walsh. You will learn about the science of sleep, why it is sometimes difficult to sleep and how inadequate quantity or quality sleep is bad for your health. Common sleep...
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Social Impact of Social Media
The Hong Kong identity is changing with the help of social media. Social media is an undeniable force in today’s world. Learn about big history-defining moments to the silliness we’ve come to expect. Join researcher Dr Catherine Archer, and dig deep into the social impact of social media. Social media has only been part of our lives for little more than 15 years and yet it has irrevocably changed and challenged some of society’s major institutions regarded in the past as...
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Social Media Savvy
How do your customers and clients find you and how do they know, like and trust you, and then decide to hire you or buy from you? In most cases, it’s all about social media and your online presence! Stats show that 64% of consumers are more likely to trust a business if they interact positively on social media – and if they can’t find you there, they might give up on you entirely. If you run a small or medium-sized business, the chances are that you’re behind on your social media...
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Spanish for Beginners I
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND “Gabby Dolfi's Spanish course was excellent and her lesson delivery was always so productive. This made my beginners extension course a very rewarding experience!” Cheryl Penson 2019 Whether you’re enjoying some tapas in the middle of Madrid, or haggling at the markets in Buenos Aires, you’ll get to know the wonderful locals better with some basic Spanish language. Using a communicative approach, students practise language in real and recognisable situations...
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Spanish II
Finally you’ve booked your Latino adventure and you’ve downloaded the Espanol app. How do you answer those beautiful brown eyes with a flat phone battery? Better sign up to improve your basic Spanish today. This course continues on from Beginners; however if you have basic spoken and written Spanish, this course may suit you. OBJECTIVES At the end of this course students will speak enough Spanish to: Talk about themselves, their likes and dislikes, their future hopes Make holiday...
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Start to Podcast
Podcasting is really coming of age: with well over half a million podcasts now in existence and an ever-growing audience of podcast listeners who love to listen while driving, commuting or exercising, there’s never been a better time to consider starting your own podcast! If you have been pondering the podcast idea – even if you’re really not sure yet what you would podcast about, but have the inkling that it might be useful and fun – then come along to flesh out an idea and learn...
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Start your Blog in a Day- private and business
Whether you’ve read a few blogs or have never heard of one, this course will get you blogging. Find out how to write and manage a blog, what to include, who your audience is, and how you can even make money from blogging. Participants will have the opportunity to start their own blog. Publishing a blog for either business or pleasure is both fun and productive and in this workshop, veteran blogger Amanda Kendle will help participants learn about using Wordpress to start their own...
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Successful travel photography
Learn how to capture great travel shots and ensure the time you spend on travel shows in your own great photography. This is a popular course for those wanting to record their personal journeys and those capturing images for work and profit. Sessions cover theory, practice and review, with tips on improving exposure, composition and much more. Learn from one of Australia’s most awarded Master Photographers. OUTLINE Travel equipment and what to pack; overview of useful lenses and...
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Ten-minute sketches for absolute beginners
Absolute Beginners, enjoy a fast and loose, creative approach capturing the essence of your subject! Fun, easy techniques help you simplify basic art processes. You’ll use a variety of loose media helping you to free up... including markers, coloured pastels, graphite sticks, charcoal, conte, pens, ink. Great for unlocking artistic blocks, with a fun and expressive approach! THINGS TO KNOW Professional art materials provided. Light lunch is provided. If you have any special dietary...
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