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 Carrie Ann Cook
VP/Webmaster Gregath
Publishing, Teacher & Author
Rural Northeast Oklahoma
Autobiography
Web Information
Session Information
 Autobiography
Carrie Ann Cook
is a published author, illustrator and free-lance photographer. She
holds an AA and BS in Elementary Education. Having certified for
teaching in several states, she has taught elementary grades as well as
genealogy, writing and computer classes at the Northeast Technology
Center, Afton, Oklahoma. She has also served the Miami (Oklahoma) Public
Library as Genealogy and Local History Specialist. Currently, she is
the Vice President of Gregath Co. and Webmaster to
assorted sites. Carrie has been active in various service and lineal
organizations throughout the years. At age 38, she has been public
speaking on genealogical and historical topics for nearly two decades.
A life long learner, she enjoys new insights offered while attending
educational opportunities such as Historical Preservation Conferences,
NIGR, and most recently, the Federation of Genealogical Societies
Library Day.
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Web Information
Home
Email Contact
The Gregath Publishing
Company
http://www.gregathcompany.com
Gregath Blog:
http://gregathcompany.wordpress.com
Carrie's Corner
http://www.carriescorner.com
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PowerPoint - Take the Plunge
Basic overview
geared toward the first time user. This lecture also works well as a
review for the infrequent user. The basic layout of the software
program and what a slide deck is will begin the presentation. Use of
templates, as well as starting from scratch will be covered. If time
allows, more information will be introduced.
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Barnstorming with Brainstorming
Very few people today
take the time to brainstorm. Of the few that do, many don’t follow all the
rules that make brainstorming work well. This lecture will outline those rules
and why they are important. Depending on questions, if time allows, the
attendees may experience some practices. The summary will be an audience
participation section determining if certain behavior is productive
brainstorming or not – and why not.
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Organized Blogs - Be a Standout!
Blog organization
before your post will pay dividends for years to come. This lecture
takes you from the basic outline of what a blog is, through areas of
organization. Organizational elements begin with topic, extend through
the server and software as well as overall format, posting frequency and
length, and should even be concerned with blog related correspondence.
From Original verses using recycled content, to monitoring and other
elements with an eye toward organization are all touched on.
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Stretching: Exercises for the Writer (free form)
A hands-on atmosphere will
be fostered with these exercises. Both guided and free-form exercises will
be explored through items in the syllabus and a group e-list. Discussion
on how stretching your skills in both form and function can be had with
the speaker and other writers during the retreat.
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Writing: Organization and Goals
While many a best selling author has
had the perfect ideas "just come to them", for the rest of us it can
take a bit or organization and practice to get the "juices flowing".
Information on organizing your workspace and how writing fits into your
life forms the basis of this session. The importance of setting goals
that are attainable as well as evaluating and updating them are also
covered.
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What’s in a name?
Self Publishing
Writers
should already realize the need to preserve their unpublished work,
beyond their reject or recycle cubby. Self publication is
one way to do this that makes your work accessible to the public.
Private publishing is also a way to have full examples of your work when
approaching editors, agents, or other publishing professionals. This
lecture will concern those who prefer to work through all areas of that
publication rather than having someone else produce the publication.
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