I love writing case studies and profiles! In 2007 I interviewed a slew of Tasmanian science and technology researchers for the Department of Economic Development and wrote promotional articles and press releases about their work.
Promotional text for a professional funny-man
I wrote promotional text for Hobart-based comedian Gavin Baskerville, to be used on his website, comedy festival posters and emailed invitations. I also attended his comedy workshop to learn different ways to incorporate humour into my writing.
Geology magazine
I wrote profile pieces and articles for the Ore Solutions magazine for CODES at the University of Tasmania for several years. This magazine is professionally printed and distributed to hundreds of mining industry professionals every few months. It’s CODES’ primary
Copy for product labels and promotional material
I co-wrote creative copy for the product labels for 40 Days Olive Oil. I assisted an architectural company, who will remain nameless – even though they will stick in my mind forever – to put together the words for a
Content writing for promotional CD ROM
This CD ROM was a promotional device intended to attract potential postgraduate students to CODES at the University of Tasmania. I worked out a useful structure for the information on this CD and wrote the content. It was intended to
Profiles of Tasmanian researchers
This profile was one of about 50 written for the University of Tasmania’s annual Research Report. With Bruce Ransley, I interviewed researchers from across the faculties and wrote about their work so it could be easily understood. We wrote the
Client Fishing and Client Wrangling e-books
I co-authored the e-books Client Fishing and Client Wrangling with Bruce Ransley (Impress: clear communication). They’re irreverent guides to the methods we use to find and keep clients we like. Both books have been used as the basis of training
Fox Eradication information sheets
In 2010 I worked for DPIW’s Fox Eradication Taskforce to come up with some plain English descriptions of their aims so that landholders could easily understand the urgency of the fox problem and what they could do to help the
Career Longevity article
This article was published in Intercom magazine for technical writers. They’re a tough audience. For some reason the question I was responding to in my opening sentence was deleted by the editor.