BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:LA County Library X-WR-CALNAME:LA County Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e9f22137-e86b-4811-ba7e-f6ff98439720 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260726T183256Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T190000 SUMMARY:Trailblazers in Conversation with Beverly Mahone\, aka Auntie Bev LOCATION:Virtual Program\nVirtual Program X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Virtual Program;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Virtual Program:geo:33.9278885,-118.1615468 GEO:33.9278885;-118.1615468 DESCRIPTION:Join LA County Librarian\, Skye Patrick\, in a conversation wi th Beverly Mahone\, aka Auntie Bev the Vocabulary Builder\, that promises to be compelling\, illuminating-- and maybe a little bit trenchant. .\nhtt ps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/12784700 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A former journalist and media consultant\, Auntie Bev uses her social media channels to introduce new and fascinatin g words to her audience. Skye and Auntie Bev will be exploring why growing your vocabulary -- and using it correctly! -- are important skills\, how to become a more confident communicator\, and what it means to be truly he ard and understood. Will it be a little sesquipedalian? Probably.

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Beverly Mahone\, also known as &ldquo\;Auntie Bev&rdquo\; to nearly 2.5 mi llion followers across all social media platforms\, is a veteran journalis t who spent more than 40 years in radio and television news. She has worke d as a radio news anchor\, talk show host\, television reporter\, videogra pher\, and as an Assignment Editor. After leaving the business in 2006\, s he decided to create a media marketing consulting business where she coach ed baby boomer women on how to market and promote themselves for media exp osure via creating videos.

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She currently works as a part-time Writ ing Consultant at a University in North Carolina and hosts online public s peaking and writing sessions on YouTube\, TikTok\, and Facebook. She has w ritten for or been covered by HuffPost50\, Forbes.com\, and U.S. News & \; World Report. Her video podcast\, The Boomer Beat\, airs on YouTube.&nb sp\;

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You can learn more about her by visiting her website: www.all wordzmatter.com.

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