Location: South Africa
Member Since:
June 17, 2011
Corvus
Publisher info
VDS Brink fought against the Russians in the Cold War as Shackleton maritime bomber aircrew member, studied geology and did mining business development in Vietnam, Mozambique, Peru, USA, Kazakhstan and Australia.
Toastmaster International’s Advanced Gold majoring in Storytelling and Humour. Studied group behavior psychology and short story writing. Wrote more than a hundred short stories learning that we are story animals to capture hearts and to teach the lessons of life with it.
MBA lecturer on strategy for the Open University, innovation and strategy development for many companies and academic institutions.
Addressed many groups and several graduation ceremonies. Session leader for the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency Michaélle Jean, on her visit to South Africa.
Co-founder of Personera.com, winning a Microsoft Enablis award in the media category.
A Jack of all Trades helping businesses while loving writing science fiction, horror and love stories.
Toastmaster International’s Advanced Gold majoring in Storytelling and Humour. Studied group behavior psychology and short story writing. Wrote more than a hundred short stories learning that we are story animals to capture hearts and to teach the lessons of life with it.
MBA lecturer on strategy for the Open University, innovation and strategy development for many companies and academic institutions.
Addressed many groups and several graduation ceremonies. Session leader for the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency Michaélle Jean, on her visit to South Africa.
Co-founder of Personera.com, winning a Microsoft Enablis award in the media category.
A Jack of all Trades helping businesses while loving writing science fiction, horror and love stories.
Where to find Corvus online
Website: http://www.corvus.co.za
Twitter: @vdsbrink
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Where to buy in print
Books
Mastering Creativity in Business
by Corvus
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 8,650.
Language:
English.
Published: January 7, 2021
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Social aspects / human-computer interaction, Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Business communication / meetings & presentations
How to create new things and work with others in a new world is critical in a world that changes by the day. To listen, to show, to tell and handle others is the only way to beat the robots and more importantly to work with robots helping them with things they will never be able to do.
Winners will be those that can create and communicate!
Lara's Victory
by Corvus
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 11,600.
Language:
English.
Published: December 12, 2020
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Business administration
Productivity is critical for what we do and how we live. We live in chaotic times of drop and go and do things without thinking. To understand the eight core principles of going through stars by doing things better and faster Lara's Victory tells this in a compelling story of a young girl who suffered over and over and conquered it by doing things better day by day.
The Final Whistle
by Corvus
Price:
Free!
Words: 3,860.
Language:
English.
Published: January 11, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / General
Handling personal change by learning from lesson in the world of sport
Communication Skills for Engineers: Convince, Sell, Convey Technical Messages
by Corvus
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 3,120.
Language:
English.
Published: October 31, 2014
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Business communication / general
Engineering communication giving the keys principles of preparing a technical presentation.
Anderkant die eerste Ster
by Corvus
Price:
Free!
Words: 54,510.
Language:
Afrikaans.
Published: July 6, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
Die flitsstories, minder as 800 woorde, gryp iets van die lewe en gee dit uit ‘n ander hoek.
Die stories, amper een honderd, vertel verhale uit die buitenste ruimte, van liefde en geweld, kinderstories en snaakse stories.
Dit laat ons lag, maar ook wonder.
Die laaste groet
by Corvus
Price:
Free!
Words: 5,350.
Language:
Afrikaans.
Published: December 20, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
Die Anglo Boere oorlog se lesse om beter vorentoe te gaan, om te leer om te vergewe maar nooit te vergeet.
Die boek bevat agt kort-kort verhale en is geskryf na besoeke aan begraafplase en slagvelde.
Dit wissel van konsentrasiekamp hartseer, hoe om dronk Skotte te vang tot stories van vergewing en leierskap
Humanity in the Digital Age
by Corvus
Price:
Free!
Words: 1,690.
Language:
English (South African dialect).
Published: November 4, 2013
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Categories:
Essay » Business
We live in the most complex time in all history and in the shadows of several revolutions. The largest one the coming of the Internet with an impact on all spheres of society and on individuals.
To cope needs an understanding of the essence of who and what we are and how we changed. Information technology brought us endless benefits, yet it undermines some critical aspects of humanity.
Communication Skills for the Financial industry
by Corvus
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 3,030.
Language:
English.
Published: September 10, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / General
Communication with clients, colleagues and presentations are critical life skills.
This book focuses on the vital communication elements specifically relevant for the financial industry.
The Wedding Master of Ceremonies. The Ultimate guide for an event to be proud of
by Corvus
Price:
Free!
Words: 6,050.
Language:
English.
Published: December 26, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Weddings » Wedding planning & checklists
A wedding is a special event. It is a grouping of people often foreign to each other. To steer the event to greatness needs special skill and knowledge of the psychology of group behaviour.
It depends on subtle humour, binding people though uplifting stories, creating an atmosphere never to be forgotten.
In the book guidelines towards creating the ultimate event leaving precious memories.
Sport and Wealth Creation: Coping when the limelight fades
by Corvus
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 10,250.
Language:
English.
Published: July 9, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Personal finance
Competitive sport requires their participants to focus all their time on it. Great wealth can be created yet the sports person seldom have the luxury of studying and preparing for a career after sport.
When the limelight fades at a young age, very often the wealth created is spend and destroyed simply because we do not know.
This essay gives steps towards the future wealth preservation.
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Smashwords book reviews by Corvus
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Beautiful Deception
on March 07, 2012
Reading Beautiful Deception took my mind to unknown places. The way the author leads my into the word pictures is in a Harry Potter style and yet beyond it. She puts me in the shoes of Nina, Krokkie and into the luxury of the Manor, loving every second of it. It is more than a story, it is a journey into creativity and opening my mind finding long sought solutions.