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Oliver Neubert
Author/Speaker

mail PO Box 19006
2302 West 4th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
V6K4R8
e oliverne@oliverneubert.com
web www.oliverneubert.com

Biography

Born in 1961
Tool & Die Maker - Mercedes Benz - West Germany
Diploma in Mechanical Technology - BCIT - Vancouver
Degree in Economics and Psychology - SFU - Burnaby
Master Degree in Business & Administration - Heriot-Watt University - Scotland

Five years with Victim Services Unit - Vancouver Police

Excellent public speaker and presenter of facts, budgets, fiction and life stories

Book types: YA fiction

Guest speaker/presentation information

How to write stories.
Time line development and plot layout.
Character profile development and traits.
Self-motivation and focusing on the task when writing.
Organizing oneself.

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, The Territories, Canada - beyond BC, USA

Presentation audience age groups: grades 4-6, grades 7-8

Published work

Chantel's Quest for The Golden Sword (Simply Read Books 2008)
Chantel's Quest for The Enchanted Medallion (Simply Read Books 2009)

Awards & recognition