Halloween

#19 Review a Halloween gathering.

This will be a good practice to one of the upcoming reviews on being the Gossip Colomnist you have always dreamed about.

With Halloween this Friday, many people are choosing to observe it in thier own ways, be it a celebration of sweet collecting, a chance to have a costume party and drink with mates or a reflection of the thin line between life and death.

Attend or throw a party for Halloween and write a social pages review on the gathering. Take photos and refelct what the night meant to those who attended and your views.

This review is intended for inclusion in the Weekend Lift out of a paper found in a major city.

Conference

#18 Conference Season

Its this time of year that most companies hold their annual conference, drawing in its sales people or employees to celebrate the years progress and to announce new directions or appointments within staffing. Some larger companies will hold this over a few days or a weekend and often have run competitions within the office for free attendance; and some host it over a day and evening, inviting all employees or members to attend.

Review the organization of the conference, the food, if applicable the accommodation. Write the review for placement in an industry magazine, possibly for the social pages if appropriate. This sort of review is as much a report on the company and its benefits to attract new members or employees as it is a report on the event it self.

Write up to 700 words if need be and include photos if appropriate.

Trade Expos

#17 Review a Trade Expo

Expos are an excellent source of information should you be gathering it in a specialized or specific area. There are always incredible deals and specials to be snapped up with vendors keen to attract new customers and promote their products and services. Almost every weekend, there will be an expo held in large and small halls and centres. Famous ones include Baby and Parenting, Job or Career, Motoring, home Improvements,Travel, Small Business or Franchises.

Seek one out and write a review pitched toward the target market to encourage them to attend. Assume that you have been given a journalists pass into the pre public viewing and the first day of the expo will begin on the day your piece is published in the daily newspaper. You may like to inlcude the line up of key note speakers or workshops and thier contact details.

Independant Film

#16 Review an Independant Film

Its time now for the adults to check out what’s on in the movie stakes. Its pretty slim pickings on the commercial big screen -so lets catch up on some of the fringe films out there in independent cinemas.

Get a group of you together, some pop corn and see a flick and have some deep and meaningful conversations afterwards over coffee about the significance of the 15 min sequence of the boiling pot……