My careers in journalism, teaching and events have had a lot in common. Inter-personal skills, whether it's doing an interview, hosting an event or dealing with colleagues and students; good organisation, from preparing for exams, putting events together to producing a publication; ability to deal with service users and authority, whether it's a newspaper or magazine editor, a paying client, a Head of Department or a student.
Creating events from cocktail parties through screenings, shopping evenings, theatre 'takeovers' and trips
Liaising with venues
Securing partnerships
Marketing and social media
Face-to-face interviews with the biggest stars in the world (Adele, Beyoncé, Celine...)
Worked with editors at the UK's most prestigious titles.
Great relationship with PRs across the entertainment industry.
From pitching and setting up to (word-count perfect) delivery.
Reliable, quick and easy to work with.
Expert in creating a 'voice' that suits a brand.
Copy that is customer-focused and entertaining to read.
Video content in terms of presenting.
Campaigns that become cultural phenomena (Some People Are Gay. Get Over It! went international and was parodied everywhere)
Conceiving magazines and books to engage key markets.
Writing, editing and commissioning of writers, photographers and designers.
Dealing with printing and distribution.
Award-winning.
Commissioning writers, designers and photographers
Establishing relationships with PRs
Overseeing design
Liaising with advertisers
Dealing with media interest
Teaching adults to exam level - Cambridge First Certificate and Advanced.
Preparing students for degree courses in UK universities.
Teaching adults English as a Foreign Language from Beginner's to Advanced levels.
Teaching Translation from Spanish to English and English to Spanish at Advanced level.
Preparing students for exams - Cambridge First Certificate and Advanced - in English Language and Literature.
Testing students for exam boards in oral skills.
Teaching Summer School from June 1990 to June 1993.
Accompanying students on field trips.
Teaching French and Spanish at Key Stages 3 and 4.
Preparing students for exams including GCSE.
Accompanying students on field trips.
Running lunchtime film club.
Supply cover for Enfield across all subjects, September 1989.
Managing and motivating groups of people
Inter-personal skills
Organisational skills
Writing to a very high level
Overseeing the entire production process of a project
Maintaining great relationships with co-workers and PRs etc
English, French, Spanish