Comments on: 16 questions to help you write a douche-free bio http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/ High-calorie ideas for hungry businesses Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:43:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: GeekWriter Michelle http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1452 GeekWriter Michelle Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:22:42 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1452 I had this as a summary on LinkedIn and found that referrals were not coming my way, specifically, because of the paragraph about my crushes. I know it's not quite professional, but I don't want rigid, stick-in-the-mud clients who don't think like me. I don't have fun with them. Was it really so bad? I went ahead and took off the personal stuff, but wanted to see what all of you thought. ---USED TO BE: I find myself fascinated with studying the relationships between politics and the economy with the music and hair/fashion industries, eating unpronounceable foods that require The Food Lover's Companion for definitions, tasting and re-tasting different wine varietals, giving manual turn signals and wearing my helmet when riding my bike, and identifying with the protagonist when reading books or watching movies. I like jobs where I get to mark up documents with a red pen or where I get to socialize, get people drunk and talk about food. My favorite animated crushes are: James Bond Jr, Link from Legend of Zelda, Bruce Wayne as Batman in The Animated Series, Laura Croft from Tomb Raider, Prince Ashitake from Princess Mononoke, and Jake Sully's Avatar. One of my lifelong goals is to promote changes for human equality, animal rights, and environmental responsibility. How a person treats others, animals, and their environment is an indicator of their core ethics and values. Professionally, I am a meticulous aspiring copyeditor and proofreader experienced in managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines. I possess superior editing and proofreading capabilities, with successful completion of numerous projects for a major Raleigh-based marketing firm as well as other clients including restaurants, property management companies, and non-profit groups. Technically proficient in: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Access, Outlook; Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Acrobat; Quickbooks; Apple Mail, iCal and iwork '09 (Pages, Numbers). Experience in Mac OS and Windows OS. My hobbies revolve around increasing my knowledge on the things that fascinate me so I can build a foundation for subjects to write about, and therefore educate others based on my experiences. Please view my portfolio and blog articles to learn more about me. I had this as a summary on LinkedIn and found that referrals were not coming my way, specifically, because of the paragraph about my crushes. I know it’s not quite professional, but I don’t want rigid, stick-in-the-mud clients who don’t think like me. I don’t have fun with them. Was it really so bad? I went ahead and took off the personal stuff, but wanted to see what all of you thought.
—USED TO BE:
I find myself fascinated with studying the relationships between politics and the economy with the music and hair/fashion industries, eating unpronounceable foods that require The Food Lover’s Companion for definitions, tasting and re-tasting different wine varietals, giving manual turn signals and wearing my helmet when riding my bike, and identifying with the protagonist when reading books or watching movies. I like jobs where I get to mark up documents with a red pen or where I get to socialize, get people drunk and talk about food.

My favorite animated crushes are: James Bond Jr, Link from Legend of Zelda, Bruce Wayne as Batman in The Animated Series, Laura Croft from Tomb Raider, Prince Ashitake from Princess Mononoke, and Jake Sully’s Avatar.

One of my lifelong goals is to promote changes for human equality, animal rights, and environmental responsibility. How a person treats others, animals, and their environment is an indicator of their core ethics and values.

Professionally, I am a meticulous aspiring copyeditor and proofreader experienced in managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines. I possess superior editing and proofreading capabilities, with successful completion of numerous projects for a major Raleigh-based marketing firm as well as other clients including restaurants, property management companies, and non-profit groups.

Technically proficient in: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Access, Outlook; Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Acrobat; Quickbooks; Apple Mail, iCal and iwork ‘09 (Pages, Numbers). Experience in Mac OS and Windows OS.

My hobbies revolve around increasing my knowledge on the things that fascinate me so I can build a foundation for subjects to write about, and therefore educate others based on my experiences.

Please view my portfolio and blog articles to learn more about me.

]]> By: At Home on the Page… » Blog Archive » Updating my About page http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 At Home on the Page… » Blog Archive » Updating my About page Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:25:46 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1450 [...] include and why, written in an approachable way. The second, which was incredibly helpful, was this page from copylicious.com. It lists 16 questions to ask yourself. They’re more for inspiration, to [...] [...] include and why, written in an approachable way. The second, which was incredibly helpful, was this page from copylicious.com. It lists 16 questions to ask yourself. They’re more for inspiration, to [...]

]]> By: Can you pass me the hammer? I’m building a digital toolbox | Just call me MP http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Can you pass me the hammer? I’m building a digital toolbox | Just call me MP Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:26:15 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1433 [...] you? Struggling to write a bio that feels like you, but that isn’t too corporate-y? Check out 16 questions to help you write a douche free bio from Copylicious and do the exercise straight away. You’ll need about 30 minutes max. Just [...] [...] you? Struggling to write a bio that feels like you, but that isn’t too corporate-y? Check out 16 questions to help you write a douche free bio from Copylicious and do the exercise straight away. You’ll need about 30 minutes max. Just [...]

]]> By: Can you pass me the hammer? I’m building a digital toolbox | Marie-Pier Rochon http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 Can you pass me the hammer? I’m building a digital toolbox | Marie-Pier Rochon Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:15:42 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1387 [...] you? Struggling to write a bio that feels like you, but that isn’t too corporate-y? Check out 16 questions to help you write a douche free bio from Copylicious and do the exercise straight away. You’ll need about 30 minutes max. Just [...] [...] you? Struggling to write a bio that feels like you, but that isn’t too corporate-y? Check out 16 questions to help you write a douche free bio from Copylicious and do the exercise straight away. You’ll need about 30 minutes max. Just [...]

]]> By: How to Create an Engaging and Effective Bio Page » abdie.web.id http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 How to Create an Engaging and Effective Bio Page » abdie.web.id Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:07:45 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1373 [...] more guidance? This questionnaire from Copylicious may provide some helpful direction, as might this analysis from the Content Marketing Institute on [...] [...] more guidance? This questionnaire from Copylicious may provide some helpful direction, as might this analysis from the Content Marketing Institute on [...]

]]> By: How to Create an Engaging and Effective Bio Page http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 How to Create an Engaging and Effective Bio Page Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:02:15 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1371 [...] more guidance? This questionnaire from Copylicious may provide some helpful direction, as might this analysis from the Content Marketing Institute on [...] [...] more guidance? This questionnaire from Copylicious may provide some helpful direction, as might this analysis from the Content Marketing Institute on [...]

]]> By: SHIFTid | Tips for Writing Better Bios http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 SHIFTid | Tips for Writing Better Bios Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:36:00 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1199 [...] a list of questions for bios (our colleague Kelly Parkinson has a great one here) and answer them stream-of-consciousness style. People often have a hard time writing because they [...] [...] a list of questions for bios (our colleague Kelly Parkinson has a great one here) and answer them stream-of-consciousness style. People often have a hard time writing because they [...]

]]> By: All That Seems Random # 18 | Freckles and Time | THRiViNG! Life Maps http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 All That Seems Random # 18 | Freckles and Time | THRiViNG! Life Maps Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:45:23 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1111 [...] amount of time with Kelly Parkinson on her blog, doing what I had been avoided because ewww talking about myself in third person. After doing the exercise, I did have a better understanding of what the integration issue was [...] [...] amount of time with Kelly Parkinson on her blog, doing what I had been avoided because ewww talking about myself in third person. After doing the exercise, I did have a better understanding of what the integration issue was [...]

]]> By: Larry-bob http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Larry-bob Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:23:31 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-1022 Don't you think this could lead to misrepresentation, though? If someone is a douche, don't you think they should have a biography that honestly describes them as such? .-= Larry-bob´s last blog ..<a href="http://twitter.com/larrybobsf/statuses/9650970315" rel="nofollow">larrybobsf: RT @madisonyoung Sat. @feminapotens @8pm Sizzle featuring my hero Patrick Califia, @ritaseagrave, @essinem. get tix today http://vb.ly/254c</a> =-. Don’t you think this could lead to misrepresentation, though? If someone is a douche, don’t you think they should have a biography that honestly describes them as such?
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]]> By: Nathan http://www.copylicious.com/2009/07/16-questions-to-help-you-write-a-douche-free-bio/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Nathan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:03:36 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=1728#comment-825 Lovely. Brilliant solution to something I also dislike writing. .-= Nathan´s last blog ..<a href="http://twitter.com/nathanacosta/statuses/8289384780" rel="nofollow">nathanacosta: @googlereader Hi, Moving/Duplicating "New Alert" to top of page would help make a faster workflow when adding many alerts at the same time</a> =-. Lovely. Brilliant solution to something I also dislike writing.
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