Meeting Details

101 Ways to Impress With Your Writing and Speaking

Arlene will discuss the high points of her highly acclaimed book The Best Little Grammar Book Ever!

This book is just what you need to make you a better writer and speaker. Concise and easy to use, The Best Little Grammar Book Ever! has the answers to the most common problems and grammar issues that stump and confuse us. It covers the basics such as parts of speech, parts of a sentence, punctuation, and capitalization. The book then goes on to solve all those common writing and grammar problems I have seen throughout my years as an editor and a teacher -- and all in about 125 pages! The Best Little Grammar Book Ever! concludes with a writing lesson. A glossary of grammar terminology and a complete index make this The Best Little Grammar Book Ever!

Plan on joining us (in person or online) for an energetic discussion of words and how to use them.

Read the reviews and learn more about Arlene, by visiting her website at www.bigwords101.com.

Arlene Miller

Arlene Miller has been working with words all her life! A former newspaper reporter, technical writer, and book editor, Arlene currently teaches English and conducts workshops and seminars based on The Best Little Grammar Book Ever!

She is also the author of Beyond Worksheets: Creative Ways to Teach Grammar and the president of bigwords101.com. Arlene lives in Northern California.

To round things out, she is a phenomenal tap dancer and has two extremely wonderful kids. Her daughter is with Disney on Ice and her son is graduating college in film this coming year.

Location:

Petaluma Senior Center at Lucchesi Park
211 Novak Drive
Petaluma, CA

VIRTUAL ATTENDEES WELCOME! .. See below for more information.

Just south of Lucchesi Park, off North McDowell Blvd:

From 101 northbound .. turn right on Washington, left on North McDowell, right on Madison, and left on Novak.

From 101 southbound .. take Redwood Highway North (Petaluma Boulevard North) to North McDowell, turn right on North McDowell, left on Madison, and left on Novak.

VIRTUAL ATTENDEE INFORMATION

If you'd like to attend this meeting virtually (via your computer), we request that you RSVP to the webmaster at least 24 hours in advance (no later than the evening of Wednesday, Aug 18) so we can contact you to make sure you've got the proper software installed. We will be using a "dial-in" conference call service for the audio and Adobe Acrobat Connect for the video (you'll see what's on the presenter's screen as well as a webcam of the meeting room). To join the Acrobat Connect meeting, all you need is a web browser with Flash 10 installed (click here to determine your current version of Flash).

When you RSVP, we will send you the conference call number. Virtual attendance is limited, so RSVP early if you'd like to attend via computer.

Please plan on calling in to the meeting by 6:30pm. We will start the call around 6:00pm so you've got plenty of time to get everything set up. Please feel free to join in on the networking and discussions as well as asking questions as appropriate. However, in order to keep the background noise to a minimum, we ask that all virtual attendees keep your call on "mute" while you're not talking.

Schedule:

6:00-6:30 - Networking and refreshments
6:30-6:50 - Announcements, round-the-table and speaker introductions
6:50-8:00 - Program
8:00-8:30 - Networking and program follow-up

Dinner:

We provide refreshments at our meetings for no additional cost. Coffee, tea, and water are also provided.

Cost:

$2 members, $4 nonmembers.
You and your guest get in FREE if your guest is a first-time visitor!