Do you need to communicate your ideas to other people? Would you like to do this in a way that gets your message across clearly and concisely, but struggle with knowing where to start?
If you are in the business of developing presentations, brochures, newsletters or websites, it’s crucial that the material you develop is clear and useful to your audience. This requires skills in writing and graphic design, as well as understanding how people think and learn.
I have worked as a writer, film editor, teacher and presentation designer and I am passionate about helping you to improve your skills.
In my blog I will be looking at different aspects of design, starting with some basic principles. Pop on over to my blog and check it out. You can sign up for regular updates and learn ways to improve the way you communicate your ideas. You can also contact me via this form.
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Hi Margaret, I’ve had a surf through your blog and I have to say that I really like it. I love the colour scheme and the picture you have on your header and the layout is nice and clear. Regards subject matter, I found several of your posts very interesting and I agree wholeheartedly with you about grammar and the use of commas. For me, the design related posts were of less interest but that is because I am in no way an artist and can’t even draw stick men! The way you write is excellent and I love the fact that I can read your posts without having to mentally correct words/phrases etc.. which is a big bonus! I was sad to read that you had had a bad review which had knocked you back a bit and I know that that would have had exactly the same effect on me. The only thing I reckon is that we both just have to keep plugging away at it and all the advice that I’ve read says that you need to write posts that you would want to read, which is clearly what you are doing. My only criticism is that the ‘blog’ link that you have put on your about page here, doesn’t seem to work?? I accessed it via the link at the top which isn’t a problem but you may need to double check that. I also really like the fact that you link to other people’s material which is something that I don’t do but was wondering if I should? I shall certainly be following you from now on and maybe we can work together to ‘gee’ each other up and keep on road to blog success…?!! Good luck.
Hi Jade and thanks for your very kind comments.
I really enjoy blogging and my only problem is finding enough time to devote to writing. I’m sure you are familiar with that problem!
I have been thinking lately that perhaps I should focus more on writing and less on design, but I really love both areas so it’s hard to know what to do.
There are a huge number of blogs which focus on writing, including your excellent blog, so there is a lot of competition out there as well. I would love more subscribers – I lost about half of them when I moved over to a self hosted blog – but I really value the ones I have, so I guess I’ll just keep plugging away as you suggested.
Please do keep in touch and keep commenting. It’s lovely to get some feedback.
Hi Marg,
Sue reminded me about your blog which, of course, is right up my alley.
Thank god someone is getting the word out there!
Debbie N
Hi Deb
So happy that you have taken the time to visit. You are exactly the kind of person this blog is aimed at, smart and funny. Hope you become a regular visitor.
Cheers
Margaret
Hi Margaret
I have finally joined your blogg and have caught up on the ones I missed. I like the way it is concise yet a little quirky and always interesting. Keep up the good work and I look forward to the next one.
Sue
Hi Sue
Lovely to have you onboard (so to speak). I am thrilled that you are interested. Let me know if there is anything you think I should be writing about, or if you having any comments or suggestions.
cheers
Marg