Techno Granny's Guest JoAnn R. Forrester, the Empress of Biz, Shares Award Winning Writing Tips

Techno Granny Talks 02-10-2014

Secrets Revealed on Winning Awards for You, Business, or Organization

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Blue Ribbon Award Winning Writing Tips

By: JoAnn R. Forrester, The Empress of Biz

Awards are an excellent way to position a client, business associate or oneself for recognition and FREE publicity.   The publicity received is often worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.  The following tips will give you an overview of writing a nomination that will stand out and shout, “Pick me.”

1.  Preparation: Knowing the RIGHT steps to take, people to nominate and what awards to nominate your nominee for saves time, frustration and losing submission.

2.  READ, know and follow the guidelines exactly for the nomination.  If you have questions… ASK the organization sponsoring the award.

3.  Nominee’s Permission: It is essential to ask the intended honoree’s permission to nominate him or her for an award.     Explain the award and let the nominee know up front if financial data is required.  Some nominees are uncomfortable with disclosing financial information and will elect not to continue.

4.  Supporting material: If there are supporting documents required, start gathering them immediately.  The supporting documents and letters can be referenced in the nomination write-up to illustrate strong points of the candidate.

5.  Writing: Give yourself plenty of time to write.  Figure at least 10 hours for each nomination.  This covers research, interviewing, verifying material and writing.  List each criteria and answer that only.  Use short and brief sentences with strong follow-up points.   Long sentences and narratives are boring.  The committee soon gets tired of reading and will start to skim over material.

6.  Editing: Have the nominee review and verify what you have written.  If you are unsure of a fact, do not use it.  If it states no more than 5 pages, stick to that!

7.  Submission: Make sure All information requested is enclosed.  Do not guess on postage if mailing.  Get proof of mailing or delivery verification of nomination.  Make sure you have the name of the person who received it.

8.  Congratulate Yourself.   You did it!  Pat yourself on the back!  You deserve it and when your nominee wins…it will be a great time for all.

** Listen to Techno Granny's Interview with more Great Tips from JoAnn Forrester HERE **

Have a Nomination to Write?

JoAnn Forrester, of S. I. Business Associates, is an award winning business consultant, teacher, lecturer and writer. JoAnn has written over 300 award winning profiles for her clients, including the U.S. Small Business Administration National Small Business Journalist of the Year, U.S Small Business Administration National Small Business Person of the Year Award, YWCA Racial Justice Award, YWCA Tribute to Women, SBA Minority Business Advocate, Athena Awards, Stevie Awards and the PA Best 50 Award.

If you do not want to write your nomination she does.

JoAnn can be reached at 412-440-6969 or selfimagebz@aol.com. 

About the Author and Guest:

JoAnn R. Forrester is co-host of the Empress of Biz Talkcast and co-founder, president and partner in S. I. Business Associates, Small Business Solutions, LLC and Celebrate and Share.  She is an entrepreneur, writer, business growth specialist, teacher, columnist and award winning writer.  JoAnn specializes in helping small businesses grow and prosper.  She is the co-developer of the PRICE IT PERFECT™ cost management system for small business, and has secured over 40 million dollars in loans and investment for her clients.

JoAnn is a celebrated business author of two well received business books:  "Steps to Owning Your Own Successful Business©", and the "David vs Goliath Marketing Handbook©."  Her current project is "52 Dangerous Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make©."  JoAnn has been a featured business columnist for the Pittsburgh Business Times writing on Business Finance and for PPLMag.com.  In 2008, JoAnn started the Empress of Biz Talkcast Show, “Listen, Learn, Prosper!  The goal of the show is to provide inspiration, guidance and practical advice to business owners.

She is co-founder of The Women of Achievement Awards Dinner which has recognized over 250 prominent women in Pittsburgh while raising funds for Cribs for Kids®and other not for profit organizations.  JoAnn is also co-founder of the Pennsylvania Women’s Hall of Achievement and was elected President in June of 2012.The goal of the PA Women’s Hall of Achievement is to honor and highlight the accomplishments and achievements of the women of Pennsylvania.

In recognition of her contributions and championing of small and woman owned businesses, JoAnn has been recognized twice by the U. S. Small Business Administration as the Pennsylvania Women Business Champion (1989 and 2000). In addition she has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Best 50 Women in Business, an Honoree in the Pennsylvania Honor Role of Women, awarded the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners Founder’s Award, and recognized by the National Women’s Hall of Fame. In 2010, she was honored by the Greater Pittsburgh YWCA in their Tribute to Women Awards in the entrepreneur category.

© Joanne Quinn-Smith 2014 All rights reserved.

Techno Granny Show Reveals Hypno Dining Weight Loss Tips

Techno Granny Talks 01-20-2014

Secrets Revealed! How Hypno Dining Helps Weight Loss
Featured Guest: Sanna Carapellotti

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Sanna Carapellotti is a clinical hypnotherapist with a specialty in the energy approach for helping you change your life. She uses Hypnotherapy, EFT. Hellinger Constellion work and guided imagery. Sanna has been in private practice since 1993 and makes hypnotic audios. Her clients come to her for eating issues, surgery empowerment and stress reduction.



1. Eating issues is a specialty of yours. How did this come about? Did you ever have eating issues of your own?

Eating is ultimately within our control when we become more conscious of what we are doing when food is present.

It is also important to know that there are pushes and pulls that reinforce our habits, and we can change them when they no longer serve us.

2. Talk about Eating Habits, How are they formed? Reinforced?

Eating habits begin in early infancy, even in utero. And our immediate environment and culture support how we behave around food, until we or someone close to us increases our consciousness.

3. How do you help your clients with their eating struggles? You created two techniques to help clients. Please explain them.

I created HypnoDining and The Family Table to help with long standing rhythms and speeds and patterns of how we eat.

4. Explain HypnoDining? How did it come about? What is it?

HypnoDining is a structured eating experience designed to connect us with the gifts food offer. It is an actual eating experience.

5. HypnoDining has a special NEW YEARS bonus offering. Tell us about that:

Extended small group times with me between 9:30 and 10:00
Personalized half an hour phone consult with Sanna after HypnoDining to help you.

Hypno Dining class is held on every third Wednesday of the month at Orbis Caffe.
M-Powered over Junk Food... is every other month and through private sessions. Bring it on!

Sanna Carapellotti’s Life Changing Hypnotherapy
Emotional Freedom Technique  |  Family Constellations  |  Quantum Touch
412.344.2272  |  sanna@pahyp.com
Sanna-Carapellotti.com  | Sanna on PPLmag.com

© Joanne Quinn-Smith 2014 All rights reserved.

TechnoGrannyShow, Handyman Tells You How to Protect Pipes in Winter

Techno Granny, Handyman Tells You

 How to Protect Pipes in Winter

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Pittsburgh Area Handyman Brian Fallet of "He's Pretty Handy will give you chapter and verse today to keep you from experiencing the damage that can be caused by frozen pipes. .....From deterrents to freezing to things NOT to do to unthaw them whether you are a homeowner or renter you should not miss this on "How to Protect Your Water Pipes in Winter." Build Zoom--He's Pretty Handy is a handymen in Pittsburgh, PA. Rated in the top 30% of 21,136 contractors in Pittsburgh. 

Frozen water pipes are a serious risk during extremely cold weather. When water freezes, it expands and can put enough pressure on any pipe to cause it to burst. When a pipe bursts it can spill hundreds of gallons of water per hour and cause thousands of dollars of damage to your home.

To prevent frozen pipes:

Drain and store outdoor hoses. Close the inside valves that supply the outdoor hose bibs. Open the outdoor hose bib to allow water to drain and to allow any remaining water to expand without breaking the pipe.

Keep garage doors closed if there are any water supply lines in the garage.

Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing.

Leave the faucet open so you get a slow drip. The dripping water will help keep the water in the pipe from freezing. 

If you are going away during cold weather keep your thermostat set to a temperature no lower than 55 degrees.

Insulate any exposed pipes.

If you turn on the water and get no water or only a trickle, you can suspect a frozen pipe. Likely areas are any pipes on exterior walls or pipes coming into the house. If you are unable to locate the frozen pipe, contact a plumber or your local handyman.

When working to thaw a pipe, work from the side nearest the faucet and work towards the frozen area, this way any water can flow out and pressure from the water supply can push the ice out as it melts.|

You can uses several methods to unfreeze a pipe,

Wrap  the area of the pipe with towels soaked in hot water.

Wrap the area of the pipe with a heating pad.

Use a hair dryer or small portable heater. If the pipe is near a wall, use a cookie sheet behind the pipe to reflect the heat to the back of the pipe.

Do not apply any open flame such as a blow torch to the pipe, this can cause a pipe to explode or worse start a house fire.

Keep the faucet open, as you treat the frozen pipe and the frozen area begins to melt, water will begin to flow through the frozen area. Running water through the pipe will help melt more ice in the frozen area.

Know where your water main is, if the frozen pipe bursts, you will want to shut off the water as soon as you can.

 He's Pretty Handy Website412-431-1498