Patricia Alexander

Patricia Alexander

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Provides:

  • Writing expertise, including copywriting and marketing directionvia phone interview for newsletters, bios, business letters and proposals, Web sites and all types of business communications
  • Editing and proofing of all written materials
  • Coaching for groups and individuals with realistic tips and techniques to increase business and personal marketing and leadership skills
  • Speeches, seminars and workshops to groups, revealing how to increase business and marketing power with writing and speaking skills

Experience & Career Achievements:

Writer/Editor

  • Professional writer and editor since 1976, and a longstanding member and past Board member of Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC).
  • Created and produced hundreds of newsletters, a wide assortment of marketing materials and many ghostwritten articles for a variety of industries and entrepreneurs in the business community.
  • Strong background in advertising, having worked for the Los Angeles agencies Klein & LaBrucherie and Campbell/Powell/ Thompson, creating, writing and producing TV, radio and print media for accounts such as Kinkos and Hansens.
  • Editor/writer of L.A.’s Bestside, a monthly 8-12 page tabloid-size publication of the Century City Chamber of Commerce, from 1988 to 1991.
  • Author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles, for such publications as:
    • Advertising Age
    • Los Angeles Times
    • L.A. Weekly
    • Ventura County Reporter
    • Millimeter (national magazine)
    • Confetti (national magazine)
    • On Location (national magazine)
  • Bimonthly personal perspective column in the Ventura County Reporter, called “Flirting With Reality,” from 2000 to 2002.
  • Credited consultant for CBS News for the “48 Hours” segment on Group B strep, airing February 2000.
  • Co-writer/creator of animated TV series “Flipper & Lopaka,” a successful children’s show in Europe.
  • Staff writer/reporter for Rona Barrett’s segments on “Good Morning, America” in 1976.

Speaker

  • Certified Toastmaster with speaking credits such as:
    • Century City Bar Association
    • UCLA Extension
    • California Women Business Owners
    • International Association of Business Communicators
    • P.R. Contacts
    • Century City Chamber of Commerce
    • Ventura County Professional Women’s Network
    • Independent Writers of Southern California
    • Kiwanis
  • Inspirational leader for six Weight Watchers groups per week in Ventura County.

Speaking & Article Topics

  • Everyone Can Be a Rainmaker
  • How to Work a Room
  • Marketing Yourself and Your Business
  • How to Utilize the Media with Confidence
  • How to Produce Your Own Newsletter
  • Six Marketing Tips for Creating a Newsletter People Will Read
  • How to Write a Business Article and Get It Published
  • Stimulate New Business by Sending Articles
  • How to Speak Without Pain for Fun and Profit
  • Effective Writing Skills