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Your next meeting is on Thursday 19th June 2008 - Read on for more details!

Hello! We are Tony Burgess and Julie French and we run regular 'Stafford Ecademy' meetings in Stone in Staffordshire (every 3rd Thursday in the month - except December). You will always receive a warm welcome at meetings and you can benefit from opportunities to engage in networking and you can also experience great presenters speaking on topics related to business and personal achievement.

Add Stafford Ecademy 2008 meeting dates to your diary today and get ready to begin forming new connections! (All 2008 dates are at the bottom of this page!)

We have now run 37 very successful Stafford Ecademy events and our next meeting will take place on the evening of Thursday 19th June 2008 starting at 7pm

This month your two great presenters are 'Book Wizard' Sue Richardson and Internet Psychologist, Graham Jones

Sue Richardson - 'Book Wizard':

The title of Sue's presentation is "Be Seen as The Expert - Publish a Book!"

Have you ever noticed how much respect published authors naturally command?

Is it any wonder? Many of us believe we have a book inside us, but when it comes down to it not many of us actually go as far as producing it! And yet those who do, and do it well, can expect considerable rewards. For anyone who has expertise in their particular area of business, a book is an extremely effective marketing tool, helping the author to market their service or product and seriously raise their profile and build their credibility.

Without doubt, the whole sphere of publishing can seem like a minefield. In this talk, Sue Richardson of Word4Word will uncover some of the mysteries of the publishing maze. What can publishing do for you? Where do you start? What are your options? And how can you be sure to publish the right book? The book that will make you look good and that people will want to read. Sue will look at these questions and provide you with some answers.

Sue Richardson has over 15 years experience in publishing, having spent many years as a freelance editor and then moving on to becoming a publisher herself in 2001. She is passionate about books and believes that everyone who feels they have a book inside them should have the opportunity to make their dream come true and become a published author.

Sue is a director of Word4Word, a company dedicated to creating wonderful books and encouraging and supporting budding authors on their way into print.

“Sue is a born storyteller. Her passion for books is infectious and how she communicates that passion will inspire any budding writer to not only write their book, but to take seriously the business of publishing and self-publishing. Sue has all the facts to help all of us avoid the traps and get the most from our writing.” Ayd Instone.

Graham Jones (Internet Psychologist):

The title of Graham's presentation is "Forget the Internet – and get more online business as a result"

Most businesses want their web sites to generate more income. So they concentrate on things like search engine optimisation and online marketing. Internet Psychologist Graham Jones will explain why this is all a waste of time. He’ll show you how to get more business from your web site by forgetting about the Internet...! Graham specialises in helping businesses understand the Internet from a human perspective. When you do that, you understand why search engine optimisation and online marketing does not work and why other, more human centred methods of promotion bring greater returns from a web site. Graham is the author of 15 books about the Internet as well as a dozen other business books. He is the Vice President of the Professional Speakers Association and a regular commentator in the media about all matters relating to the Internet.

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On top of the massive value you will gain from your facilitators, you will also get a chance to network and of course any profit made on the door will be donated to charity, so you will be doing a good turn as you connect and learn!

This value-packed event will take place at Stone House Hotel on the A34 by Stone in Staffordshire

Venue map and directions for event:

Stone House Hotel

Directions: Exit M6 (J14 northbound or J15 southbound). The hotel is on the A34 at Stone.

Address:
Stafford Road, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 0BQ

Phone:
01785 815531

Fax:
01785 814764

Number of parking spaces: 200

Nearest Airport: Birmingham

Nearest mainline Railway Station: Stafford 8m

Start and Finish times

Welcome, sign in, open networking and tea and coffee available between 7pm and 7:30pm. First speaker introduced around 7:40pm. Second speaker introduced around 8:45pm. Event officially closes at 9:45pm (although quite a few people stay to network some more!)

Investment:

Just £10 on the door

This is a not-for-profit event (any money remaining after paying the costs of the event will be donated to a charity)

Please book your places to help us and the Hotel to prepare for the correct number of attendees by emailing info@aha-success.com or calling 0845 373 4028

(If for any reason your decision to come along is last minute and you have been unable to get a message to us - do come along anyway!)

We openly encourage you to find out about each other's products and services as you network and please feel very happy to bring literature and business cards to hand out or to display in the room.

By the way, visit www.ecademy.com for local, national and international networking opportunities online

We know that you will really want to benefit from the nuggats of wisdom that will be made available to you when you attend on 19th June 2008 so make sure that you book your place and bring along any guests that you know will benefit too.

We look forward to seeing you on 19th June for what promises to be an enlightening and enjoyable evening.

Plan ahead!

The rest of the 2008 dates for your diary:

17th July 2008

21st August 2008

18th September 2008

16th October 2008

20th November 2008

(No meeting December 2008)

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