Think of three street names. Examples might include Grove, Forest and Maple.
Now, use those street names as last names for characters in a vignette. Give each character traits that are clearly from the street name.
You have 200 words. Submit your exercise in the comments to this post. My vignette will be there shortly.
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Speaker, Session Presenter • Journalism Interactive Conference • College Park, MD • October 28-29, 2011
Session Leader, Guest Speaker • Tech Day Camp • Quincy, MA • October 22, 2011
New Media Trainer, Social Media Tools and Techniques • Boston Globe Training Session with Kara Sassone • Boston, MA • October 20, 2011
Keynoter, Moderator, Panelist • Association of Cable Communicators Forum 2011 • New York, NY • October 5-6, 2011
Session Presenter • Excellence in Journalism Conference 2011 • New Orleans, LA • September 24-28, 2011
Guest • Tonya Hall Radio • September 2011
Guest Speaker • Social Media Integration Conference 2011 • Atlanta, GA • September 16-17, 2011
Moderator • The Business of Social Media Online Chat • September 13, 2011
Social Media Trainer • The Tools Journalists Use • NLGJA National Meeting • Philadelphia, PA • August 27, 2011
Guest Speaker • South Shore CPA Group • Where to Go, What to Know on the Web • Braintree, MA • July 28, 2011
Social Media Trainer • Summer Session at SPJ HQ • Indianapolis, IN • July 12, 2011
Guest Speaker • Alliance of Area Business Publications Summer Conference • Providence, RI • June 23, 2011
Panelist • New England XPO for Business • Social Media 101 - Get Your Business Noticed • May 25, 2011
On-Air Guest • Follow Friday with Maggie Rulli on The Pulse Network • Friday, May 6, 2011
Panelist • American Bar Association • Fad or Future? Social Media's Place in Today's Legal Profession • April 16, 2011
BeanCast Guest • MARCH MADNESS • March 20, 2011
Guest Host • HubSpot TV • Social Media Techniques and Missteps • March 11, 2011
Guest Speaker • Parenting Publications of America Annual Conference • Arlington, VA • March 4-5, 2011
BeanCast Guest • SUPER BOWL SATURDAY • February 5, 2011
Consumer Electronics Show • CES 2011 • Las Vegas • January 6-9, 2011
NomX3 Taping • Kel & Partners • South Boston, MA
BeanCast Guest • Sunday, December 5
Speaker/Trainer North Shore Technology Council at the Peabody Marriott • December 1
SEMA Show • Las Vegas • November 1-4
Social Media Training • Multiple Sessions - SPJ Annual Conference in Las Vegas • October 3-5
BeanCast Guest • Sunday, September 26
Speaker at the 140Conf Boston • September 14
Speaker, Downtown Boston Rotary Club • September 7 • Cohosts David Cutler and Mike Langford
Social Media Club Oil Spill Event Speaker • August 25 • see the videos of the event at YouTube
Digital Dads Guest with CC Chapman • Monday, August 9
Spent two weeks in New Orleans reporting on the BP Oil Spill
BeanCast Guest • Sunday, May 16
Edit.me Webinar Guest • Monday, May 17
Eat, Drink and Be Social pre-party • Sunday, May 23
Eat, Drink and Be Social event • Monday, May 24
Swiss Consulate, Boston, Panel Moderator • Tuesday, May 25
Social Media Training • Columbus Dispatch - May 1
TBD Session(s) • SPJ Region 1 Conference, NY, NY - April 9-10
Social Media Training • RTDNA in Las Vegas - April 12-13
Social Media Training • Bloomington Herald - February 25
Social Media Training • Wichita Eagle/Others - March 4
Social Media Training • Chicago Community Media Workshop - March 9
NomX3.com Tapings • South by Southwest - Various locations - March 13-16
Social Media Training • Community Newspapers, Saratoga - March 24-25
Guest Speaker at LaunchCamp Boston and Social Media Breakfast 16 in Boston. Event was held at NERD and topic was Content Creation.
Podcamp Western Massachusetts presenter - two sessions. Time management using social media tools; and How to create online video.
Also filmed an episode of NomX3 at Podcamp Western Massachusetts. This was #PCWM2.
Consumer Electronics Show - Las Vegas. Covering the event for MobileMag.com among other outlets.
NomX3 filming at Boloco, Fajitas and Ritas, Tastings Wine Bar and Bistro, and other venues.
Training sessions at NERD and also for the Society of Professional Journalists at newsrooms across the country.
Podcamp New Hampshire presenter. Also filmed an episode of NomX3 at the first NH Podcamp.
Arlington, MA Chamber of Commerce
Social Media Panel
University of Massachusetts - "How to Communicate with the Media -- Using Social Media"
"60 Sites in 60 Minutes: Site Stampede, a Journalist's Guide to New Media" at the SPJ Annual Conference, Sat. Aug. 29
AIM Mutual
Where to Go and What to Know: The Web
HRM DIet, Boston
Twitter for Business private session
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
LinkedIn for Business
Nat'l Assoc. of Women Bus. Owners
Social Media for Business
Podcamp Boston '09 presenter
The Future of Work
Podcamp Boston '07 presenter
Freelancing
Salty Legs Career Club
Social Media for Job Hunters
Word on the Tweet radio show guest
My street names are: Brentwood Drive, Sparrow Lane and Foley Beach Road.
When Brentwood thundered past her to answer the door at the estate, Molly Foley Beach barely looked up from her magazine.
She recognized the voice of the visitor and further buried her face in the latest issue of Cosmo.
“Is Ms. Molly here,” asked Barry Sparrow. His small frame and high voice seemed to get lost in Brentwood the butler’s massive frame.
“I’ll inform her that you have arrived,” said Brentwood.
Before the butler could say a word, Molly said, “I know he’s here. And I KNOW he’s going to marry me. But it’s not my choice and today I don’t want to see him.”
She closed her magazine and turned away from Brentwood who solemnly went back to the open front door.
“I’m sorry sir. Ms. Foley Beach is indisposed. You’ll have to call on her at a later date.”
Brentwood then shut the door with a thud and Barry flitted away to the yellow scooter parked on the cobblestone drive.
I’ve chosen the names of city squares, rather than streets: Porter, Ball and Union. And, I worked for an hour on this and couldn’t get it below 221 words. I humbly present 247.
The inflatable raft was surrounded by a flotilla of human goods ejected from the cruise ship as it sank. Richard Porter gathered as much as he could, plucking recognizable items from among the bits disappearing into the ocean’s oily maw. He donned the dress hat of a senior crew member that bobbed past, feeling comforted by the uniform.
There were 17 other scared people in the life raft. Sarah Union, a bailiff in the 4th District Court of the State of Montana, tried her best to project an aura of calm. On the first day of the cruise, she had taken a tour of the ship led by a junior deck officer where she learned the safety features of the floating hotel. She thought to herself, “The raft can support us for at least four days. But, some people need to feel like they are doing something.” She called out, “Who can help Porter?”
Satisfied with the four pairs of hands now busily sorting in the waters that surrounded them, she turned her attention to Howard Ball. The most popular of the 3,000 passengers on the ship, he told interesting stories, and was always game to try the activities presented each day. Alone on the cruise, he always had several offers to join other travelers for dinner. He was the life of the party. She caught his eye, and nodded. Ball, understanding his role, immediately launched into a story that diverted the attentions of the other survivors.