Patricia Alexander

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