by Jenny Gates | Apr 7, 2021 | conversations, speaking, words
A few signs to get you started. Twenty-three years ago, I delivered a speech at Toastmasters about introducing basic American Sign Language (ASL) into school curriculums. It was in response to a news story about a man who was in jail for being drunk and disorderly....
by Jenny Gates | Jul 15, 2020 | conversations, editing, freelancing, music, projects, speaking, stories, website, words, writing
One of many creative writing spots that will be used in the next six months. Actually, it began 10 days ago, but it took a bit of time to get my mind around the fact I am taking the rest of the year off. Not from any book editing that comes my way, but from a whole...
by Jenny Gates | Jun 24, 2018 | editing, freelancing, speaking
A few weeks ago, I spoke at the 2018 National Conference of Editors Canada in Saskatoon. Judging by the very positive feedback I received, my presentation – “Navigating the Freelance Life from Woe to Go” – definitely struck a chord with the crowd who attended my...
by Jenny Gates | May 23, 2018 | editing, freelancing, speaking
Attending the 2018 Editors Canada Conference in Saskatoon as a presenter is both exciting and somewhat familiar. At their 2001 conference in Ottawa, I delivered a presentation on personal and professional maintenance for freelance editors. It was very well received...
by Jenny Gates | Oct 15, 2017 | editing, speaking
Last Thursday, I was expecting to meet a friend for coffee. It had been too long since we last caught up, and I was very much looking forward to our conversation. When he called to say there had been a change of circumstance at his end of the equation, I immediately...
by Jenny Gates | Oct 5, 2017 | speaking
People have been calling British Prime Minister Theresa May’s most recent speech a disaster of epic proportions. According to one report, “Ms May needed a strong speech to help fight off rivals to her job, including ambitious Foreign Secretary Boris...
