This is the next evolution of Content Consulting.Message Consulting is here to help you define and refine your message, to improve the clarity and effectiveness of your communications.Copyediting and proofreading of all types of copy: business correspondence, reports, policy documents, position papers, grant requests, responses to requests for proposal, promotional materials, websites.I have 20 years' experience in consulting engineering support and communications and 4 years' experience in legal support, as well as a lifetime of interest in culinary arts and the words that go with them.

Worked with Barb to develop a campaign website and communications strategy. Helped create her Candidate Statement on the fly at the ROV. RIP, Barb.

Campaign Manager for this first-time candidate for local Healthcare District Board. Strategy for outreach, communications in the time of the pandemic, tech. Logo design, social media, postcard design, copy/copyedit for endorsement questionnaires, email interviews, email communications, and social media advertising. Got this excellent candidate elected with the highest number of votes cast for this position: at 14,000+ votes (and counting), 5,000 more votes than any candidate has earned in the past 10 years.

Working with the team to develop communications strategy. Preparation of fundraising and update emails, press releases, and event graphics; website updates; social media updates.

Helping this grassroots progressive Assembly campaign with communications. DeniAntionette is running against a two-term GOP incumbent, and won the primary race in June. Press releases, supporter communications, social media.

Administrative and technical back-end for a progressive Democratic Congressional candidate who raised more money than the Republican incumbent in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018. Pitching in where needed--staffing the candidate; social media management and e-mail blasts for the first several months; tracking contributions; website maintenance and updates; producing social media graphics on the fly, etc. Worked with the candidate to conceptualize her logo.

I worked at LMDG for more than 20 years, starting as a Word Processor and ending as the Proposal Coordinator | Communications. During that time, the company grew from having one office and 11 technical staff to two offices and 25 technical staff. My responsibilities included preparing technical reports and correspondence, updating and reviewing the information architecture of the company website, as well as reviewing Requests for Proposal and preparing expressions of interest, qualifications documents, and proposals. Proposals can run the gamut from a 4-page scope and contract to several-hundred-page documents tailored to specific large-scale projects. I was also involved with hiring and training administrative staff.

content consulting was formed to provide quality consulting for diverse types of content. Content is all the written stuff. Content is copy.The Menu: Proofreading services include review for spelling, usage and consistency and digital or hard-copy mark-up of corrections. Well, it's easiest to call it proofreading, but it's more like proofreading/ fact-checking/editing. It's really worth it.The Website: Drafting and editing of your website copy is something you just might need. Deborah has a lot of words at her disposal, so she can help you find les mots justes, if you're a bit tongue-tied.The Message: Proofreading and editing services--copy editing, stylistic editing, substantive editing--are available for all sorts of copy. That article you're writing for a trade magazine. The ad you're running in the paper. Other promotional materials. Your novel!Recent accomplishments include providing copy editing and proofreading for hundreds of menu items over several years for a corporate culinary division; reviewing and proofreading responses to government requests for proposals for consistency, style and grammar; editing and assembling newsletters; editing critical business correspondence for a client whose first language was not English; review and correction of website and menu copy for a popular Vancouver restaurant; and taking "first reads" of a couple of very interesting novels, as well as completing the NaNoWriMo challenge, and producing more than 50,000 words of fiction in 30 days.

Hired to assist a Belgian attorney in the International Business & Finance section, preparing correspondence and other documents in English, French, and German. Later worked as a "floater" providing coverage where needed when the Belgian attorney transferred to Brussels, and eventually worked for a partner in Business & Finance. Experience included preparation of correspondence, contracts, and SEC filings.