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Revised Bio

Hi All, I redid my bio following who I think would be my client and what they'd want to know about me.My Bio

One line:Writer, interviewer and systems thinker who surfaces what people know, finds the ideas that matter, and turns them into writing that still sounds like them.

50 word:I am a writer, interviewer and systems thinker. I use questions and conversation to surface the ideas, patterns and insights people may not yet have put into words, then shape that thinking into articles, newsletters and other written work that preserves their voice, perspective and particular brilliance.

Longer

I am a writer, interviewer and systems thinker. I make complex problems visible, ask questions that get to the heart of a subject, and listen for the ideas and patterns that are easy to miss.

I use interviews to surface what people know through experience—the observations, insights and connections they may not yet have put into words. I then shape that thinking into articles, newsletters and other written work that preserves the person's voice, perspective and particular brilliance.

I also use interviews and qualitative research to create portraits of organizations: bringing together different voices to reveal patterns, contradictions, strengths and questions that may be difficult to see from inside.

My work is particularly suited to leaders, founders and experts who have original ideas but little time to write them. Some are confident speakers but not confident writers. Some have dyslexia. Others have tried ghostwriting and found that the finished work was polished but no longer sounded like them.

My job is not to manufacture a voice for someone. It is to listen closely enough to hear the one that is already there—and make it visible.

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Revised Bio