BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:718@siliconbrighton.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240503T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240503T140000 DTSTAMP:20240424T092924Z URL:https://siliconbrighton.com/events/how-to-tell-your-story-pitch-it-to- journalists/ SUMMARY:How To Tell Your Story &\; Pitch It To Journalists DESCRIPTION:Your business is unique – and so are YOU! – but many founde rs struggle to clearly and confidently share their (personal) brand story with their audiences.\n\nAnd with a neurodivergent brain\, challenges like imposter syndrome as well as difficulties with interoception\, memory and words can make it feel even MORE difficult to pick out the parts of our s tories that are relevant\, interesting and relatable to others.\n\nIn this workshop\, you’ll discover why YOUR story matters\, how to tell it\, an d how to get it out there to journalists.\n\nBecause\, the good news is th at storytelling is a skill you can learn!\n\nIn part one of this creative workshop\, led by Roxy van der Post\, you’ll understand:\n\n The narrat ive framework\n The pillars of storytelling\n How to share your story im pactfully\n\n \;\n\nOnce you’ve created your story\, what do you do with it? How do you get it “out there” in a way that feels authentic?\ n\nIn part two of the workshop\, led by Greta Solomon\, you’ll learn:\n\ n Dos and don’ts of pitching to magazines\, newspapers\, and podcasts\n What makes an effective pitch\n Six types of headlines and how to use t hem\n How to create compelling openings and endings\n How to piece toget her your pitch\n\nThe aim is to demystify the pitching process\, so that y ou can contact journalists confidently and get your stories published.\n\n The details you need:\n\n🗓 DATE: Friday 3rd May\n\n⏰ TIME: 10:00 - 14 :00 BST\n\n📍PLACE: PLATF9RM\, Tower Point\, North Road\, Brighton\, BN1 1YR\n\n💰 Cost: £15 to Joyfully Different community members\, £30 for non-members\n\n \;\n\nAbout your trainers\n\nRoxy van der Post is th e proud founder of independent business Myosotis Film &\; Photography\, which is all about visual storytelling as a force for social and environm ental change. Set up in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 to empower chang emakers across sectors to embrace their uniqueness\, Roxy has since suppor ted hundreds of people to (re)connect with themselves and their audience(s ) through confident\, compelling\, and inspiring storytelling. To find out more\, visit myosotisfilmphotography.co.uk\n\nGreta Solomon is a busine ss writing trainer\, a freelance journalist\, and the author of Heart\,\n\ nSass &\; Soul: Journal Your Way to Inspiration and Happiness (Mango\, 2019). Her passion for creative self-expression informs all her work. This includes delivering writing workshops for\n\nclients including Zalando an d Wallenius Wilhelmsen\, and writing for Red\, Breathe\,\n\nPsychologies\, Stylist\, Mslexia\, and The Author. To find out more\, visit gretasolomo n.com\n\n \;\n\nWhat makes our workshops neurodivergent-friendly?\n\n There’s no expectation to stay in your seat\, you’re free to get up a nd move around\n Fidget toys and doodle materials will be provided to hel p you focus\n Colour-coded lanyards are provided for you to indicate your communication preferences\n No pressure to participate in group activiti es or ice-breakers\n No expectation to stand up and share your work with the room if you don’t want to\n Freedom to ask as many questions as you need to ensure you understand what you’re learning and can apply it wit h confidence\n\nWant to join this session for the member price and access more events for neurodivergent business owners and leaders for FREE? Sign up for monthly membership here and get your first month free*\n\n*Or cont act hello@joyfullydifferent.co to explore pay-what-you-can pricing\n\n&nbs p\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://siliconbrighton.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/04/Joyfully-Different-Event_How-To-Tell-Your-Story-Pitch-It-To-Journal ists.png CATEGORIES:Community Event LOCATION:PLATF9RM Brighton\, Tower Point\, 44 North Road\, Brighton\, BN1 1 YR\, United Kingdom GEO:50.825635;-0.141572 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tower Point\, 44 North Road \, Brighton\, BN1 1YR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=PLATF9RM Brighton:geo:50.825635,-0.141572 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR