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After more than three decades in journalism, latterly as business editor of three daily news titles, I was offered an opportunity that was too good to refuse.I’m now content manager with iplicit, a business that’s disrupting the accountancy software market. iplicit identified a gap facing organisations that have outgrown entry-level software or clunky on-premise systems but don’t want the expense or trouble of moving to pricey enterprise-level products.It’s a business dedicated to making complex things simple and accessible, and written content is a big part of that.WHAT I DO NOWMy role at iplicit includes:✔ Planning a content marketing strategy✔ Blog posts and articles✔ Product pages✔ Case studies✔ White papers✔ Downloadable guides✔ Sales collateral.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCEIn my time in the news business, I covered local government, helped run a busy newsdesk, handled print production, wrote leader columns and opinion pieces, and plenty more. As business editor of the Daily Echo Bournemouth, the Southern Daily Echo and the Dorset Echo, I reported business news across Dorset and Hampshire, for news titles and magazines.WHAT INTERESTS MESome of the subjects which most interested me as a journalist — and which I'm likely to post about on LinkedIn — include:♦ What work should look like post-Covid♦ Workplace culture and how the best leaders and employers treat people♦ Inclusion and diversity of all kinds and how it enriches working life♦ How we can understand our fellow humans better (it's the work of a lifetime).SPEAKING/MEDIA APPEARANCES📺 I’ve asked a question in front of an audience of three million at a Downing Street news conference and been interviewed by Jayne Secker on Sky News.🎤 I’ve been interviewed by Mark Masters on the You Are the Media podcast, Trevor Young on Reputation Revolution, Trisha Lewis on Making It Real, Alina Jenkins on Body Talk: The Science of Communication and Ross Taylor of Top Cat Media for his YouTube series Talking To Heads.📢 I’ve spoken to schools, students, business audiences and at awards ceremonies.📢 I’ve chaired Question Time-style sessions for Bournemouth law firm Steele Raymond and a public debate on the eve of the EU referendum.📢 I’m certified as an accomplished speaker with the Association of Speakers Clubs.SOME THINGS I’VE LEARNED ABOUT WRITING✍️ Everyone has a story.✍️Writing simply is difficult.✍️ A short piece of writing can be a bigger job than a long piece.✍️ Mistakes are easier to spot after you’ve published them.

Listed skills include News Writing, Journalism, Online Journalism, Feature Articles, and 18 others.

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