Whenever you put anything in writing your credibility is at stake--even more so when you write about yourself.
Learn basic techniques for writing a self-evaluation, promoting your accomplishments, writing a resume summary, or asking the boss to send you to a conference.
We will cover topics like:
- Show--don't tell, focusing on your audience, eliminating bloated writing, and choosing key words to create energy and excitement.
- Understand why we have trouble writing about ourselves and promoting our accomplishments.
- Focus on writing resume/LinkedIn summaries with examples.
- Learn to write a self-evaluation and work on samples in class.
- Remember to focus on your audience.
- Understand how active voice and show--don't tell affect writing
Recertification Points: Up to 1
About the Speaker
Leslie Hall, CAP, MEP, OM is passionate about writing and sharing that passion with other writers and would-be writers. She is a well-received instructor at several colleges and other locations around the Pacific Northwest. She has written nine novels, seven of them mysteries and is on the board of Northwest Mystery Writers of America. Leslie is the co-creator of Write Night, a weekly facilitated writing group for all types of writers. In her other life, Leslie is a career Administrative Professional with a diverse event planning background-- from volunteer work with educational conferences to corporate training programs and charity fund-raising events. She brings her organizational expertise and fun, up-beat attitude to every workshop she leads.
Branch Director Name & Email Address: Angelina Ortega, CAP, HR, iaap.siliconvalley@gmail.com
Hosted by the Silicon Valley Branch, a part of the Pacific Region
