Hi,
I'm Dale.
I'm a freelance writer, communications strategist, copy editor, & proofreader.
I create strategic copy and content for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and Fortune 500 corporations in the following sectors:
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Technology
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Energy/utilities
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Automotive
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Real estate development
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Multi-family leasing
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Health/wellness
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Nonprofit
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And more!
My philosophy is simple:
Effective communication is an outside job.
And storytelling is the best way to work from the outside in.
Clear communication and compelling copy begin with your target audiences in mind – whether those people are your potential customers or internal stakeholders.
In either scenario, you need their buy-in to be successful.
Over the course of my career, I've been a Big Five management consultant, a behavioral change manager, an instructional designer, and an internal corporate communications specialist.
I know from experience how to work from the outside in.
How to put the customer (whether internal or external) first.
When you hire me as your copywriter or copy editor,
my mission will be to understand your stakeholders better than you do.
What makes them tick?
Why they should care about what you have to say or sell?
What's in it for them?
Then, I'll use tools like engaging headlines, story marketing, clear calls to action, and risk reversal strategies to strike a cord with them.
To meet them where they are.
To really resonate with their world view.
That way, I can match their needs, desires, and expectations
to your products or services.
And you know what happens next, right?
Once they see and believe that what you're offering can help them – or in some way, shape, or form just make their lives a little bit better – well, folks, you've got yourself buy-in and, in the case of the external customers, a sale!
Services
Strategic planning
Leveraging more than 20 years of project management expertise, I help clients break down work into tasks and activities, identify and design deliverables, and establish and track milestones to accomplish short- and long-term communication goals.
Copy and content writing
I develop external and internal website copy whose purpose is evoke emotion and effectively market, advertise, or promote a product, system, or service. I also ghostwrite blogs, executive communications and presentations, newsletters, email marketing content, and more.
Training material development
With a strong process orientation and attention to detail, I ask clients the right questions to design and develop job aids, user guides, quick reference guides, FAQs, instructor-led training (ILT) materials, and UX documentation that simplify even the most complex systems and processes and enable end users to perform their jobs with ease.
Copy editing and proofreading
In addition to writing services, I offer line editing and copy editing services (using your preferred stylebook), as well as proofreading services.
Portfolio
Corporate communications
Published articles
"Connecting through the Canvas," published in The Bluff magazine:
https://www.palmettobluff.com/discover/the-bluff-magazine/spring-summer-2022
Articles published in Pink! magazine:
https://itsallpink.com/featured-women/item/kim-jones-2
https://itsallpink.com/featured-women/item/justice-mellencamp-2
https://itsallpink.com/featured-women/item/christine-caleb-whiteleather
https://itsallpink.com/featured-women/item/tennille-scheriff
Career Highlights
Communications & Organizational Change Consultant (self-employed/freelance)
Founder & Wellness Coach
Wellness Rehab, LLC
Vice President of Audit and Compliance
Crescent Resources, LLC (real estate developer)
Project Manager
Duke Energy
Consulting Project Manager
marchFIRST
Lead Project Manager
TeamVest
Project Manager
Duke Energy
Senior Consultant
Ernst & Young LLP
EDUCATION
Master of Industrial Engineering—North Carolina State University, 1997—4.0/4.0
Bachelor of Science, Management Systems—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1993—3.9/4.0
2009 - Present
2012 - 2014
2002 - 2009
2000 - 2002
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1997 - 2000
1993 - 1997
Let's Work Together
Ready to take your communications game to the next level? Get in touch!
Based in the Charlotte, NC area, serving clients globally