Monday 15 September, 6:30PM-8:00PM
Alcoves & Workshop
Self-Promotion and Public Speaking (That Doesn’t Make You Die Inside): A Workshop
Struggling with self-promotion as a writer? Join journalist and author Jenny Valentish for a practical, energising workshop designed to help you show up with confidence.
Explore how to protect your privacy, navigate media and social platforms, sharpen your public speaking, and even develop an alter ego. You can learn how to survive the spotlight—and maybe even shine in it.
Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre, Meeting Room 3
253 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Featuring...
Jenny Valentish
Jenny Valentish is known for her deep dives into the human psyche. Her latest book, The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House is a more introspective successor to Everything Harder Than Everyone Else, which explored the fine line between hedonism and endurance, and her mea culpa memoir Woman of Substances, nominated for a Walkley. She […]
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