Owner, Polish Your Writing
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Writer, Editor, Writing Coach at Polish Your Writing
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- Board Member at International Alliance for Learning
- Writing Instructor at Portland State University
- Proposal Specialist at Usha Communications Technology
- Education
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- Portland State University
- University of Utah
- University of Utah
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Clarice Dankers’s Summary
I provide freelance copywriting, editing and writing coach services to individuals, self-employed professionals and small business owners. I especially enjoy helping holistic health care providers, personal coaches, trainers and entrepreneurs express their transformational knowledge and skills in website content, professional articles and nonfiction books.
I have an MA in Writing/Publishing, an MA in Linguistics, a BA in German and French, and more than 20 years of experience writing corporate communications and teaching university ESL and writing composition courses.
My best gift is the ability to take a complicated (or poorly-worded) piece of writing and turn it into a clear, succinct, powerful communication that successfully tells a story. I am also a nurturing mentor, coach and teacher who loves to guide others through the process of creating their own written communications.
And I have a finely-honed eye for detail that can spot errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and word choice from 50 paces!
Clarice Dankers’s Specialties:
human performance improvement, Accelerated Learning, English as a second language, writing for business, holistic health, creativity, nonfiction publishing
Clarice Dankers’s Experience
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Writer, Editor, Writing Coach
Polish Your Writing
(Writing and Editing industry)
April 2001 — Present (7 years 8 months)
I write/edit professional communications ranging from website content, press releases and sales proposals to nonfiction articles and book manuscripts. I also coach people through the process of writing their own nonfiction articles, book proposals and book manuscripts and conduct trainings in business writing, getting published, and writing to learn, create and heal.
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Board Member
International Alliance for Learning
(Writing and Editing industry)
2004 — 2008 (4 years)
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Writing Instructor
Portland State University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2002 — August 2005 (3 years)
Taught upper and lower division writing composition courses to PSU students. All of the classes included an international component--from emphases on the Middle East and China to a writing course linked to an International Studies course. I also consulted with writers of many different skills and backgrounds in the Writing Center.
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Proposal Specialist
Usha Communications Technology
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
March 2000 — March 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Worked closely with colleagues in India and sales executives around the world to edit and produce outstanding technical proposals, requests for proposals (RFQs) and other marketing materials for customers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Clarice Dankers’s Education
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Portland State University
MA, Writing/Publishing, 2002 — 2004
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University of Utah
MA, Linguistics/emphasis on ESL, 1974 — 1976
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University of Utah
BA, German & French, 1970 — 1973
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Clarice Dankers’s Interests:
human performance improvement, Accelerated Learning, creativity and problem-solving, holistic health and healing, self- and e-book publishing, writing to learn, create and heal
Clarice Dankers’s Groups:
International Alliance for Learning, Self-Employed Creative Professionals, Women in Portland Publishing
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