Tag: writer

  • Bird by bird

    Bird by bird

    6 ways to write like a writer Few people are writers but everyone has to write, even if it’s only an email to accompany their CV. Whether you are writing a social media post, a project report or a cover letter to a prospective employer, you need to get your message across in a way […]

  • Do you dare to ask?

    Do you dare to ask?

    What’s more important: knowing all the answers or asking the right questions? We live in a world where the value of questions is often underrated. As school children we are rewarded for knowing the right answers, not for asking the right questions. At a job interview, most people will worry about saying all the right […]

  • 5 reasons to hire a writer

    5 reasons to hire a writer

    Let’s talk about that project that’s been sitting on your to-do list. It could be updating the company website, planning a content marketing campaign or writing a thank-you letter to the team. You could always write the copy yourself. You know the brief and besides, it’s not like writing is rocket science or even graphic […]

  • Flying solo

    Flying solo

    It seems fitting to begin with a story. I’m a writer who believes in leaving no story untold, so here’s a recent chapter of my own: how I came to start up an independent communication consultancy. In April 2012, the multinational group I was working for announced its decision to close divisional headquarters in Geneva, […]