Kathleen Miller – Member of The WOMA

This avid fly fisher lives in Montana and works as a freelance writer. She is the author of  more than 200 essays and stories that have appeared in such publications as Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, Missoula Living magazine and The Christian Science Monitor. She is a columnist for western Montana’s daily newspaper, The Missoulian, and her monthly column “Peaks and Valleys” appears in Montana Woman magazine.  She has contributed to National Public Radio’s On Point.

Marsha’s Big Fish!

The WOMA board member Marsha Petrie Sue is pictured here with brookies and rainbows at Big Lake, Ariz. According to Marsha (and who wouldn’t believe her?) she “once again” hooked the biggest fish and her husband was not too pleased! Photo by Al Sue.

Looking for a job? Don’t forget RSS feeds

If you, a friend or a loved one is job searching in the outdoor industry, don’t forget to subscribe to features such as The Outdoor Industry Association’s RSS feed.

RSS, aka Rich Site Summary, is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS feed.

For more useful information on RSS feeds, be sure to read the excellent “RSS Rocks!” by our own WOMA web administrator, Paige Eissinger.

JournalismJobs.com is another website that offers a feed. Instead of your having to search for job leads, RSS feeds dump the opportunities into your reader. You can peruse at will, pass along leads and URLs and learn something in the process.

If your website does not feature an RSS feed, maybe it’s time to explore this option.

We will continue to post job opportunities, and ask that you let us know if you find any that you think are worthy to pass along to our membership. Or better yet, post it yourself on this website, and we’ll edit and publish them.

~Barbara Baird

Radio 103

When Deb Ferns released her book, Babes With Bullets, in early 2006, she wasn’t prepared for the numerous requests for radio interviews she received. Now, more than 500 radio interviews later, she shares with members of The Women’s Outdoor Media Association the ingredients for a giving a good radio interview. And stay tuned for more tips down the line on how to host your own radio show, because for the last two years Deb has co-hosted a weekly show in Tucson called Business & Banter. FYI – if you joined in after Radio 101 began, just check the archives at The WOMA to catch up!

Radio 103…

• If you are nervous going into your first few radio interviews, that is to be expected, even after you’ve done a bit of homework. Set a timer on the number of minutes the show host estimated you will be on the air, which is usually referred to as “segments.” With the timer in place, practice on a tape recorder, acting first as the host asking a question, then switch over to answering a question, keeping to short sound bites of information.

• Play the tape recorder back and make sure you aren’t giving too much air time to the famous “um, huh, ah and okay” moments. If you hear that happening, come up with a momentary “stall” technique, for example, “Jim, I’m glad you asked me about…” That beats a long pause and validates your host.

• Too much dead air while you think about a question equates to you either not knowing your subject matter and/or not being passionate about it. There are NO long pauses allowed on radio. Pauses work okay for television, but not radio, because with only a few seconds of dead air you will have lost your audience. If you sense the interview is languishing, make sure to have a few talking points that include your website. Believe it or not, many radio hosts are not good interviewers, and they want you to make their job easier, not harder.

Stay tuned for Radio 104…

NWTF seeks web editor

The National Wild Turkey Federation seeks an energetic, creative, and self-motivated individual to join its service- oriented and forward-looking Communications Team. The Web Editor plans, manages and implements content for NWTF.org and other company Web sites. Successful candidates also will expand the NWTF brand through use of social media. See http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1048243

Outdoor Industry Association needs Director

ABOUT OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Founded in 1989 by the leading manufacturers and retailers in the active outdoor lifestyle industry, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) provides trade services for over 1,100 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers and is the exclusive endorser of Outdoor Retailer, the world’s largest outdoor products tradeshow. OIA members include the who’s, who of widely recognized outdoor companies and retail stores such as Cabela’s, Camelbak, The Coleman Company, Columbia Sportswear, Confluence Watersports, Eastern Mountain Sports, JanSport, Johnson Outdoors, K2, Keen, L.L. Bean, Merrell, Mountain Hardwear, Patagonia, Polartec, Thule, Timberland, The North Face, REI, Salomon, W.L. Gore, Yakima and numerous others. OIA members also include many of the leading outdoor lifestyle associations such as American Fly fishing Trade Association, Access Fund, American Alpine Club, American Hiking Society, American Canoe Association, Bikes Belong, Leave No Trace, International Mountain Bike Association, KOA, Outdoor Alliance, Snowsports Industries of America, and many other outdoor recreation non-profit groups. OIA is widely recognized as the leading authority on the outdoor industry global supply chain, best business practices, retail sales, active outdoor consumer and related public lands issues.
PURPOSE OF POSITION: The OIA Director of Membership and Sales works to develop, plan, manage and successfully execute all membership dues and sponsorship sales within the approved budget for Outdoor Industry Association (OIA). The Director of Membership and Sales works closely with OIA management, board members and staff to insure that all membership development related activities within the Outdoor Industry Association, including member growth, retention, key account development, sponsorships and strategic alliances are growing and in alignment with OIA organizational strategies.

S/he will seek to build recruitment strategies that target and speak to the different member segments in the outdoor industry supply chain. By promoting OIA’s benefits package, the Director of Membership and Sales will increase OIA’s stature with members as a valued business partner while building the case for membership with non-member retailers, manufacturers and suppliers within the Outdoor Industry. These activities will ultimately ensure new members, member retention and increase the organization’s revenue stream from membership, events and new programs.

See http://careers.outdoorindustry.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=3124508

Freelance writers wanted

Here’s an opportunity for you outdoor writers to contribute to a fine outdoor publication. Read more

Julie Goloski – Member of The WOMA

Julie began her shooting career with her father, Pete Goloski, at the young age of 14. What began as a father/daughter weekend hobby turned into an accomplished shooting career, and now she is a contender at every level. Julie’s talent was realized in 1995 when the US Army recruited her to shoot for the Army Action Shooting Team. It wasn’t long before she became an unbeatable force as the 1999 USPSA Limited (iron sight) and Open (race gun) Ladies Champion and Ladies World Speed Shooting Champion, unprecedented for a lady shooter in the same year. Recognizing her accomplishments, the Army named her US Army Female Athlete of the Year in 1999, a prestigious honor that had never been bestowed on an action shooter before. After serving nearly eight years with the Army, Julie continues to strive to be the best. She dominates in stock gun competition and has become the first and only Five Division USPSA Ladies National Champion. In the 2006 competition season, Julie made another first – winning the Ladies National Title for the USPSA Limited-10, Single-Stack and Production Nationals and became the first woman to ever earn a USPSA Nationals Triple Crown. In February of 2008, Julie gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and now adds wife and mother to her many titles. Always pushing the competition envelope, and as a member of Team Smith & Wesson, she hopes to continue to raise the level of her shooting higher and higher. Julie’s blog keeps fans of action shooting updated at her website www.juliegoloski.com.

Julie Goloski shoots superbly and blogs well, too

Keep up with The WOMA member Julie Goloski’s blog at http://juliegolob.com/news/, or follow her on Facebook at Julie Goloski Golob. This Team Smith & Wesson professional shooter and communicator knows how to use social networking to communicate with not only those who follow shooting sports, but also those who admire a strong woman’s career in the field of practical shooting. Way to go, Julie. This week, Julie is blogging about the 30th Annual Bianchi Cup Competition in Columbia, Mo.

Dump the non-essentials

I am packing for our trip to Namibia, Africa, and I am working to eliminate the non-essentials. Do you carry around a bunch of junk in your head that clutters your judgment and choices? I think we need to do the same for our brain, thinking and planning.

I know that for me, the extra stuff can get in the way of my making the best choices. This personal responsibility will help keep the trash away from our business success. And think about what the junk does to our communications!

So how about you?  What non-essentials could you leave behind to unclutter your thinking?

Off to the wild blue yonder…
Marsha
www.MarshaPetrieSue.com

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