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Patricia Alexander


PATRICIA ALEXANDER
Consultant/Writer/Editor

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

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