All posts tagged: Speaking Engagements

WORN Journal Presents: Diversity and Fashion Magazines Panel Discussion – September 25, 2011

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WORN Journal Presents: Diversity and Fashion Magazines Panel Discussion – September 25, 2011. Sunday, September 25 · 5:00pm – 6:00pm Word On The Street @ Queens Park Diversity isn’t just a buzz word: it’s a commitment to showing equal representations across culture, subculture, gender identification, sexuality, size, race, and age. On Sunday, September 25th, join WORN Fashion Journal at the Word on the Street Canadian Magazines Tent. Editors Serah-Marie McMahon and Gwen Stegelmann will discuss the responsibility of fashion magazines to provide a comprehensive overview of the world outside of… mainstream fashion with a panel of industry insiders. PANEL GUESTS: Anita Clarke is the founder and EIC of the popular Toronto fashion blog, I Want – I Got. She’s been called one of Toronto’s most stylish people in 2011, a Toronto Fashion Hero by Now Magazine, Woman of the Year by She Takes on the World and one of the Worthy 30 by Shinan Govani. She has spoken on the topics of fashion, marketing, public relations and social media for various television and radio programs …

Art Starts presents The Style Council

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2009 was the year of speaking engagements for me. The lovely Rea McNamara created The Style Council (she also got me glammed up as Grace for Eye Weekly). She asked me to facilitate a session on fashion blogging and also give a demo of fashion styling tools: Polyvore, Looklet and Shmmoter. The Style Council is a fashion media program that brings together a collective of emerging writers, stylists, and photographers in documenting their own style, as well as what they see on the very streets they walk. Watch us create Toronto’s first community-driven Stylebook, which will focus on the unique styles of the Dufferin Eglinton / Oakwood Vaughan communities. The Style Council is a pilot program of Art Starts, an arts-based community development organization that has been operating in Toronto since 1992. It was very relaxed atmosphere for this presentation. The girls sat on couches while I talked and showed examples on the projector. I used a shorter version of my Queen’s talk (which I’m still angry about not recording, too nervous). The new aspect …

My time at the Queen’s Business Forum on the Fashion Industry

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I’ve been lucky enough that people have asked me to speak at their events this year. I’m at four appearances and counting. One of those events was the Queen’s Business Forum on the Fashion Industry which took place the weekend before LG Fashion Week. I received an email from Shaine sometime in the summer. I had never heard of QBFFI before so I did some investigating. I learned that many big players in the Canadian fashion scene were previous speakers .  People like Barbara Aktin, Robin Kay, Chip Wilson and Harry Rosen. This years line up included Rita Silvan, Linda Lundstrom, Allison Gordon, Stacey McKenzie, Mosha Lundstrom Halbert, Karen Cleveland and Julie Magnan. I was really honoured with the request. I’m still amazed that anyone cares what I have to say. So, I made my way up to Kingston on VIA with The Oracle who was there for moral support. We barely made the train and I literally mean by seconds. The train attendant had pulled up the stairs and I managed to get him …

I’m speaking at the Queen’s Business Forum on the Fashion Industry

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I’ve been asked to speak at the Queen’s Business Forum on the Fashion Industry conference.  Since I get a kick out of speaking engagements I accepted. Queen’s Business Forum on the Fashion Industry (Q’BFFI) is the only conference of its kind in Canada. This unique student-run conference is now in its 5th year, and has sparked interest from some of the most influential people in the fashion industry. Taking place on October 17th and 18th 2009, Q’BFFI will further its reputation as one of the most innovative conferences at Queen’s University. The theme of this year’s conference is global interaction in the world of fashion, focusing on the changes that have affected the fashion industry as a result of globalization and a growing world economy. So, I’ll be taking the VIA to Kingston (I haven’t been there in 10 years)  to talk about fashion blogging and my own experiences running I want – I got.  PodCamp and FashionCamp were my other speaking gigs and I didn’t prepare much for them.  This isn’t my course of …

Fashion Weekly Fashion Camp July 6, 2009

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Fashion Weekly Fashion Camp A jam packed day seminar event hosted by special guest speakers from our very own fashion and entertainment industry! Be sure to meet and greet with industry’s top fashion designers, specialists, photographers, accessory designers, entrepreneurs and many more! FW’s main focus for the event is to keep promoting Toronto as an innovative fashion city, and help educate new and upcoming talents about all the various paths that fashion can take them, various job avenues, realities of the industry and opportunities to work in fun workshops all in one day. I’m speaking with Jennifer McNeely from She Does the City. Check out the Fashion Weekly Fashion Camp webpage for all the details and ticket purchase. Fashion Weekly Fashion Camp July 6, 2009 10:00am to 5:00pm Textile Museum of Canada 55 Centre Avenue Toronto Ontario $95 CAD – includes a full day of seminars, lunch, goodie bag, Fashion Workshop Challenge with prizes that includes a chance to meet and chat with FT’s Mary Kitchen, Jennie Lottie Handbags, and more

Fashion Weekly Fashion Camp 2009

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About a month and a half ago I was asked to speak at Fashion Weekly Fashion Camp. I had just come off of the Building Relationships with Word of Mouth and PR Practitioners While Maintaining Credibility with Your Audience panel at PodCamp Toronto and I thought I should take the opportunity to continue to work on my public speaking. I don’t have a problem speaking in front of people as many who know me can attest. I enjoy it and I don’t feel any anxiety about speaking to an audience staring back at you. My only worry is that people take away something from my blatherings and that there is a little bit of value there. 🙂 Then again, maybe I just like to hear myself talk. Fashion Weekly Fashion Camp A jam packed day seminar event hosted by special guest speakers from our very own fashion and entertainment industry! Be sure to meet and greet with industry’s top fashion designers, specialists, photographers, accessory designers, entrepreneurs and many more! FW’s main focus for the event …

Building Relationships with Word of Mouth and PR Practitioners While Maintaining Credibility with Your Audience – PodCamp Toronto 2009

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I wrote about how I would be speaking at PodCamp Toronto 2009. That was a couple weekends ago and now the video is available. You can watch me and fellow panelists: David Jones, Eden Spodek and Matthew Stradiotto. Keith McArthur was our great moderator who kept the conversation flowing. Some blogs have said that out panel was one of the highlights of PodCamp Toronto 2009 and that makes me happy. Thoughts on Podcamp Toronto #pcto09 « Super Word Nerd Day 1 of PodCamp Toronto 2009 #pcto09 | RCC Graphic Designs . Loyalist PR PodCamp Toronto Recap | Share the Genie’s Power :: ClickInsight Blog Long overdue Podcamp Toronto 2009 debrief Public Sector Marketing 2.0 – Mike Kujawski’s Blog – Fresh Insights on Government, Association and Non-Profit Marketing in a Web 2.0 World Check out the sites for their thoughts on the weekend. The experience was quite fun and I got to meet some great people afterwards. I would definitely speak again about blogging. Thanks to Eden Spodek for asking me.

I’m going to be speaking at PodCamp Toronto 2009

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I guess after almost 4 years of blogging people would consider me an expert in my field. I’m finally beginning to believe a bit of that hype now that I’m going to be on a panel at PodCamp 2009. Podcamp Toronto is a FREE “unconference” for all those interested in all things podcasting, blogging and new media. Amateurs, pros, newbies and veterans are all welcome! February 21 & 22, 2009 Rogers Communications Centre Ryerson University 80 Gould Street Toronto I’m part of the session called Building Relationships with Word of Mouth and PR Practitioners While Maintaining Credibility with Your Audience at 10:30am on February 21, 2009. Building Relationships with Word of Mouth and PR Practitioners While Maintaining Credibility with Your Audience – As bloggers and podcasters, are we really the new influencers and subject matter experts? What does it all mean for businesses and consumers? Join Anita Clarke, David Jones, Eden Spodek and Matthew Stradiotto for this interactive panel as they share their experiences with the good, bad and the ugly of Blogger/Podcaster relations from …