Back in the 80s I was a radio announcer for the Australian Broadcasting Commission - our national broadcaster. No training. No broadcast background. Just a mother who'd been insistent on us speaking clearly, and ennuciating our words. And I loved it! When I decided to apply to the Australian Film, Television and Radio School I went along for the audition, sat in a studio and did a recording of what they gave me, including some last minute stuff shoved at me while I was 'on air'. At the end? They said they didn't think there was any need for me to attend their program, they would just add me to their list of candidates to share with radio stations looking for new talent. Life lifed, as it does, and I ended up taking a very different path, one that had me buried in the world of technology. But I've also been creating guided meditations and recordings for different courses, programs and apps. And now I'm enjoying reading poetry. And considering doing audio book readings. So to build a repertoire of material, I could just simply sit and read 'stuff' or... I just had the idea... I could read something that would mean something to someone. So my offer is if you have a poem, or perhaps piece of prose that you'd love to have recorded so you can listen to it when you want or need it, let me know! I know I used to have pieces I'd find on You Tube that I'd file in different playlists called Motivation or Focus, or whatever... so if you have something you've read and would love to have it in audio format, let me know!

With the growth and improvements in graphic production by the various AIs, I've decided to open a portrait gallery here in the Village, where you can post your favourite portrait. The prompt I used to create this is, I think one I came across in Gemini, and is this: Here is a selfie of me. Turn the image into a vibrant thick-textured oil painting. Have me sitting in a sun-drenched cafe with a steaming cup of coffee. Uses a warm, golden hour color palette with lots of oranges, yellows and deep blues to make it feel like post impressionist art. And because I've been intrigued by the differences in the AIs and what they produce I also gave the same selfie and prompt to some other AIs. These are the results: 1. The first example is from ChatGPT, closest to original 2. The second is from Gemini, I feel this is closest to the 'artistic' direction, ie; 'vibrant thick-tetured oil painting' from 'post impressionist art' era following the colour directives, 3. The final AI was Claude who said it doesn't do images and referred me to use Canva AI! So I did, and this is the result. So to open our Gallery I offer you the above prompt, or if you use another one do share it! Or if you already have a portrait painted, it would be great to see it added to our walls!

This is a terrific workbook on imposter syndrome Cate, thank you for creating. I look forward to digging in and recommend to all in our community! https://www.skool.com/clearwater-village-6947/classroom/14875405?md=e1a4c9b1d7004996ab0a9e5a99c364a2