Bio

Writing
Loveslang.com is my blog targeting Japanese learners of English and Thebreakupbitch.com blog aims at women recovering from a breakup.  I am currently working on a book manuscript based on my Breakup Bitch blog.  I have two eBooks out, and you can see samples of these here.

Online and Classroom-based Training

As a corporate trainer, I specialize in developing materials for classroom and online training, with a particular interest in presentation training.  I have customized courses for Oki, Cisco, Mitsubishi and Toshiba as well as developing and delivering courses for IBM for four years.  My courses have consistently achieved 95-100% average satisfaction rating from participants.

Marketing

With a background in sales and international marketing, my past roles include the International  Marketing Manager for Unitec New Zealand, a large Institute of Technology, and the Director of Business for the Asia New Zealand Foundation, a not-for-profit organization.  I have the Direct Marketing Association’s Certificate in Direct Marketing, and am interested in email list campaigns.