Diary of an artist writer online

Attended an evening seminar yesterday in the CCA, Glasgow organised by the Cultural Enterprise Office.([email protected]) It was excellent! It focused on building confidence and developing skills. Called"Looking back, looking forward – with confidence".
Voice coach Hilary Jones, who trains actors at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, gave a highly informative talk on how to use your voice when making presentations/pitches.(including some interactive demonstrations and a spot of Tai'chi – learning to relax through proper breathing etc).Did you know that a public speaker is judged on 50% appearance, 7% on content and 38% quality of ther voice?
Lynne O'Neil took us through goal setting techniques. Instead of telling us how useful they were she made us do it! While I have read many books on the subject I had never actually put pen to paper and completed any of the exercises. She made us take 5 blank pieces of paper and write down :(1) achievements for past year (2) things we want to leave behind (3) Wild dreams(if you could wake up tomorrow morning and your dreams would be fulfilled what would they be?) (4) goals for next year and (5) things you want to bring into your life.