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2005 Innoversity Workshops
Building Leaders: Diversity in Action
Target: Media Professionals new to or considering leadership roles
Canadian Women in Communications is hosting a 3-hour workshop on leadership for media professionals. Members of groups that are under-represented in the leadership ranks of the media, cultural and communications industries are particularly encouraged to take this workshop. Trainer Kathy Conway, Senior Manager, Coaching at PricewaterhouseCoopers will run the workshop.
Special Discussion: Developing Diversity in Decision-Making
Target: managers/executives
Much has been said about the need for diversity in the decision-making ranks of the media industry. OMNI Television has a track record of developing diverse leaders and has taken the unprecedented step of creating a strategic alliance with another, younger broadcaster - APTN. In this unusual partnership, the two broadcasters work together in a knowledge exchange. Find out how broadcasters, traditionally competitive, can help one another to the betterment of the television industry and what's on the air as well as behind the scenes.
Getting to Yes
Target: creative professionals - independent directors, producers, writers
You are bright, smart and you have a great idea or talent. How do you make your message stand out so that you get the attention you deserve? Career coach Leesa Barnes, President of Makeda Inc., will give you practical advice on preparing an ‘elevator pitch’, approach techniques to get you noticed by the people in power, as well as what not to do.
Where the Jobs Are: Demystifying the Media
Target: creative professionals, journalists
What you don’t know could be limiting you. Susan Rogers, Vice-President of Human Resources at CTV, will facilitate this workshop on exposing the ‘hidden’ roles and explore creative job searching in the media. She will be joined by Michelle Nadon, managing director of Media Intelligence, as well as HR professionals from some of Canada’s biggest broadcasters.
Marketing to Diversity
Target: managers/executives.
It's more than just running ads in different languages. This workshop, presented by the experts at DiversiPro Inc., will help you understand how to reach a more diverse audience and build brand awareness. Find out the cultural dos and don'ts that can sometimes kill an ad campaign. Using real life examples, you will learn how to research, develop key messages and target specific communities for your products and services.
The Art of the Pitch For CBC
Target: Creative professionals
This practical workshop focuses on what successful pitches look like and where are the opportunities to pitch material to CBC in all our platforms -Radio, TV and cbc.ca. Come and hear practical tips from the people who decide what makes it onto the air. What kinds of stories do they look for? What works? What doesn't?
Crossing Over to Film & TV
Target: creative professionals in the music industry
This three-hour, specially-ticketed urban music Innoversity workshop sponsored by FLOW will teach urban writers, musicians and producers cross-media skills. This is an unparalleled chance to learn about opportunities to use your skills to create theme songs for TV and radio shows, and to produce scores for films. Learn best practices as well as techniques for marketing your talents in the film and TV arenas.
Come hear from the pros about what it takes to get your music placed in different forms of media. Also learn about the issues around master and synch licensing, and issues related to song ownership and publishing. This workshop will provide artists and artist managers with tangible strategies for expanding revenue-generating opportunities by tapping into the world of Film, TV, advertising and video games.
Note: While this workshop is free to Innoversity delegates, space is limited; you must register in advance. Please email info@innoversity.com. For those who wish to access this workshop only, the cost is $26.75. Please call Shannon at 416-461-6895 to register, or write to shannon@innoversity.com
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