
Author, Speaker, Listening Skills Trainer
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Author, Speaker, Listening Skills Trainer
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Linda Eve Diamond has written several books in the areas of business, education, self-help, and poetry. Additional writing experience includes: promotional writing, ghost writing, technical writing, course development, and editing.
The author recently developed training programs based on Rule #1: Stop Talking! A Guide to Listening, and presented to salespeople, managers, and healthcare professionals. The program can be tailored for any group or industry.
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BOOKS:
• Rule #1: Stop Talking (Listeners Press, 2007)
• The Human Experience (ASJA Imprint, 2007)
• Team Building that Gets Results (Sourcebooks, 2007)
• Perfect Phrases for Building Strong Teams (McGraw-Hill, 2007)
• Executive Writing, American Style (Apocryphile Press, 2007)
• TABE Level A Verbal Workbook (McGraw-Hill, scheduled release: 2007)
• Perfect Phrases for Motivating and Rewarding Employees (McGraw-Hill, 2006)
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Available for: speaking engagements, poetry readings, book signings, and corporate training sessions.
Communication specialist & creator of www.ListenersUnite.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Author, Freelance Writer, Editor, Listening Skills Trainer
Services Include:
• Books
• Ghost writing
• Freelance articles
• Web content
• Editorial projects
• Listening Skills Training
(Writing and Editing industry)
2005 — 2008 (3 years )
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 1991 — June 2005 (14 years 6 months)
• Wrote, designed and delivered customized corporate training programs in the areas of communication and management skills
• Designed multi-level English as a Second Language (ESL) training programs and integrated ESL issues into customer service, supervisory, and writing programs
• Created and edited a number of Panasonic technical manuals
• Worked on the design and edit of Steck-Vaughn’s Workforce: Building Success, a series designed to teach adults the reading skills they need to both enter the job market and further their careers
• Co-edited an adult literacy series, Read to Work, published by Pearson Education
• Edited, reviewed, and updated a number of individual books
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2000 — June 2001 (10 months)
Professor of writing and reading skills
BA , English , 1990 — 1994
Author's Guild, American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), Broward County Chamber of Commerce, International Women's Writing Guild, International Listening Association (ILA) (executive board member)
• INTERNATIONAL LISTENING ASSOCIATION (ILA) PRESIDENT'S AWARD (2008)
• INTERNATIONAL LISTENING ASSOCIATION (ILA) LISTENING IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR AWARD (2008)
• COFFEE HOUSE PRESS AWARD for poetry (2002)
• NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AWARD (2001)