A poignant story about letting go of a narcissist in your life. Have you ever been attacked FULL force by a narcissist? It's the closest thing to being stabbed over and over in the back.
A versatile writer with strong background in the Arts, Science and Business which he effectively combines to create literary excellence.
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Growing up, I was always able to express myself most through the written word. I’m fortunate that I was able to translate this ability into a blossoming career as a professional writer. I always strive to learn and develop my literary style and voice, approaching every challenge I come across as an experience to grow and develop as a writer. That’s why, in addition to working on projects similar to those I have already completed, I also seek out new types of endeavours I have yet to encounter.
Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi is one of the Presidential Candidates who contested and placed fifth in a pool of eight aspirants in the 2008 Ghana Presidential elections. He is a Writer, Lecturer, Filmmaker, International Business Strategist and Marketing Communications Consultant.
A Friedrich Erbert Stiftung scholar at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) in Accra between 1990 and 1993, where he was adjudged and honoured as the Best Documentary Film Director at the School’s annual “Aniwa” Film Festival held in Accra in 1993. He was a staunch student activist and National Film and Television Institute’s representative at the National Union of Ghana Students’ (NUGS) congress between 1992 and 1993.
Ansah-Antwi did his internship at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and second National Service at the Environmental Protection Agency in 1994. In 1998 he went to European University in Montreaux, Switzerland to pursue an MBA degree but left the course halfway through to England, where he enrolled and earned a Master of Arts degree in International Business from the University of North London (now London Metropolitan University) in 2000. He was the first Alumni President of the Ghana branch of London Metropolitan University between 2003 and 2004.
He enrolled in advanced research training course leading to the award of PhD on the “impact of new media on the development of Integrated Marketing Communications” at De Montfort University, Leicester in the United Kingdom in 2005 under the tutelage of Prof. Dave Pickton. He left the course after a year.
He first worked as a writer-director at Tropical Vision Storm Limited before joining Ghana Advertising and Marketing Limited as a copywriter and rose to the position of Managing Director in 2001. He had a brief stint as the Marketing Manager for TV Africa Limited in 2007.
As a Film maker and marketing communications consultant, he had undertaken a number of Consultancies for World Bank, Government of Ghana, Federal Express, Accra Brewery Limited, Unilever, PZ limited, Suvinil Paints, Sethi Brothers, Steelco Limited, Water Health Care Limited and other individuals. Emmanuel was part of the team that worked on World Bank/ Tropical VisionStorm Limited documentary film on “Agriculture, Productivity, and Poverty Nexus” in 1995; Government of Ghana’s marketing communications on the Introduction of the first Value Added Tax (VAT) in 1995; and other consultancy work on the introduction of many campaigns for varied clients and individuals, which span a period from1994 to date. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana and Ghana Association of Writers (GAW).
He has worked abroad in companies such as Mecca Bingo in RoseHill and Abgene Limited in Epsom all in London.
Emmanuel writes general fiction and non-fiction. To read more about the literary works of Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi, follow him at:
Amazon.com/author/Emmanuelansahantwi
Birth Place
ACCRA, Ghana
Accomplishments
Profession: Lecturer, Writer, Business Management, Communication and Marketing Expert
B. EDUCATION
1. Master of Arts (MA) in International Business University of North London (London Metropolitan University)-2000
2. Award in Film Studies, National Film & Television Institute, Accra-1993
3. General Certificate in Education (GCE-Advance Level in Business Management, Economics & Mathematics) West African Examinations Council, Accra, -1987
C. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Trans Africa University College.
1.Lectures Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) UK students in Business Management, Business Communication, Advertising, Public Relations, Strategic Management, Economics and Marketing
2.Dean, school of Journalism and Communication Studies. (Lectures Marketing Communications, Business Management, Public Speaking, Communication Skills, Event Management, Media Planning, Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing and Film Studies at the Undergraduate level and supervises student Thesis and Dissertations)-2016-2018
De Montfort University, Leicester-UK Delivered a lecture on “The impact of New Media on the Development of Integrated Marketing Communications.”-2005
GHANA NATIONAL ACADEMY AND PENTECOST SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUMASI Courses taught are Mathematics, Economics
and Business Management-1987-1990
KWAWOMA L/A JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL-NEAR EJISU (NATIONAL SERVICE TEACHER) Courses taught are Mathematics and General Science-1989
STATE BOYS EXPERIMENTAL AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, SUAME, KUMASI (NATIONAL SERVICE TEACHER) Courses taught are Mathematics and General Science-1988
E. TRAINING
1. Writers of Young Adult Fiction Workshop The Burt Award for African Literature, Accra, Ghana. 2014
2. Publishers and Writers Conference-Ghana Book Trust, The Canadian Organization for Development through Education and The Burt Award for African Literature, Accra, Ghana 2014
3. Managing Data using Excel-De Montfort University, Leicester, UK 2005
4. Postgraduates who teach-De Montfort University, Leicester, UK 2005
5. Intellectual Property Rights & Ethics-De Montfort University, Leicester, UK-2005
6. Planning & Managing Research De Montfort University, Leicester, UK-2005
7.Advanced Literature Searching and Referencing Management-De Montfort University, Leicester, UK-2005
8. Prominence & Decay: Key Issues in Advertising. Advertisers Association of Ghana, Accra 2003
9.A Postgraduate Diploma Studies in International Management-European University, Montreaux, Switzerland
1998
10. Knowing the operations of the WPP Advertising Group J. Walter Thompson / Ghana Advertising & Marketing Ltd, Accra 1997
11. Seminar on population Communication for Film producers, directors and scriptwriters. Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ)-1994
12. Workshop on Environment for Film makers. National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) 1994
F. ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
1. Effects of marketing communications on the sale of
Domestic water filters in Ghana Journal of Management and Training for Industries, Japan 31-08-2017
2. Digital Media and Integrated Marketing Communications(IMC)-De Montfort University, Leicester-
U.K-2005-2006
3. “Longitudinal Exploration of Corporate Mission Statements-From 1989 to 1999”- University of North London (London Metropolitan University 2000
4. “Casting and Handling of Artistes: A Case Studies of ‘Ghost Tears’, ‘Mataa-Our Missing Children’ and “One Flew Over the Cuckuu’s Nests”-National Film & Television Institute, Accra-Ghana 1993