Michelle Lentz

Current

• Wine writer at My Wine Education - Wine-girl.net (Self-employed)
• Owner & Blogger at Write Technology (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Instructional Designer at RA Jones
• Instructional Technologist / CS Instructor at Miami University, Middletown
• Director of Training at Trivantis

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Education

• Wright State University
• Kentucky Wesleyan College

Recommended

6 people have recommended Michelle

Connections

170 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• Write Technology
• Write Tech Blog
• Wine-Girl.net

Michelle Lentz’s Summary

I am a web 2.0 / social media consultant, with an emphasis on training/elearning and technical writing. I currently offer an Introduction to Web 2.0 class, customizable (minimum 4 hours) and an Art of Blogging course, which focuses on content and not technology. My goal is to help your company understand how to integrate Web 2.0, from blogs and wikis to entire social networks, into your infrastructure, whether internal or external.

In addition, I found myself answering the question "Is LinkedIn useful?" on a regular basis. I now offer a quick, 1-hour consultation on improving your LinkedIn profile. There's more to it than just your resume.

I also design and deliver corporate training on a number of subjects, as well as creating all types of technical documentation. I currently try to evangelize Web 2.0 learning methodologies that go beyond eLearning. (Go ahead - ask me more about this!) It's time to incorporate wikis, blogs, and informal learning into the mix. Learning is more than just clicking a next button - it should be a collaborative effort.

Michelle Lentz’s Specialties:

Specialties include Web 2.0 (microblogs, blogs, wikis, social media, etc), LinkedIn and social networks, informal learning, collaborative learning, online/computer-based help, and just-in-time learning & help delivery.

Michelle Lentz’s Experience

• Wine writer

  My Wine Education - Wine-girl.net (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

  March 2005 — Present (3 years 5 months)

  Wine writing on a regionally focused wine blog. This is my hobby and "2nd job." We have a large subscription base that is growing daily. Join us! http://www.wine-girl.net
  After all, life is too short to drink bad wine.
  
  ** Voted a Top Cincinnati Community Blog, and Top 10 Cincinnati Overall Blogs, by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and CincyTechUSA**
  
  I am also currently writing for issues of Taste Cincinnati magazine and other local publications.

• Owner & Blogger

  Write Technology (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; E-Learning industry)

  October 2003 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Write Technology specializes in Web 2.0 consulting, with an emphasis on incorporating Web 2.0+ methodologies into training, instructional design, and Help delivery.
  
  We help you define your Web 2.0 needs and integrate social media seamlessly into your organization.
  
  We follow an established process for each project, performing a needs analysis for clients, followed by detailed discussions, prototyping and/or storyboarding, and production of documentation and/or training. We develop solutions that consist of online Help, blended or eLearning solutions, and collaborative learning.
  
  Clients are in varied industries, including software, manufacturing, medical science, and consumer products. Clients include 7 Shadow Corporation, Trainer1 UK, Trivantis Corporation, Caspedia Corporation, Brystin R&D, Abreon/SARCOM, Saint-Gobain Containers, and MAP Software.

Additional Information

Michelle Lentz’s Websites:

• Write Technology
• Write Tech Blog
• Wine-Girl.net

Michelle Lentz’s Groups:

Webmaster, Women's Circuit Social Network, 07/08 - ?
Webmaster, GCASTD 07/08 - ?
Vice President Technology, Greater Cincinnati ASTD 03/07 - 07/08
ASTD member, National
PMMI Certified Trainer (2003)
Learning 2005 - Learning 2007
Krystal Pepper Memorial Scholarship Fund, Core Committee Member, Webmaster, & PR Chair

•    Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group member
•    LinkedCincinnati member
•    PodCamp Ohio member
•    Social Media Marketing member
•    Linked ASTD member
•    The Women's Circuit member
•    Greater Cincinnati ASTD Chapter member

Michelle Lentz’s Honors:

Upcoming:
Unconference Facilitator, Wine Bloggers Conference North America, 10/08
eLearning Guild Devlearn '08: 140 Characters or Less: Intro to Microblogging, 11/08

Delivered presentations:

PodCamp Ohio 06/08: Small Words: The Power of Twitter
ASTD TechKnowledge 2008:
-Using Wikis to Collaborate Across an Organization (2 sessions)
-Introduction to Open Source Software
-F2F sessions on Blogging
Elliot Masie's Learning 2007:
-Blog Yes! Using Your Blog to Market Your Training Internally
-book club session on David Weinberger's Everything is Miscellaneous, 10/07
ASTD TechKnowledge 2007: Instructional Design Learning Lab facilitator, 4 sessions, 02/07
Elliot Masie’s Learning 2006: Mini-session: Compliance Training: From Boring to Not, 11/06

Full presentation listing at http://www.writetech.net/about.html

Michelle Lentz’s Contact Settings

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