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Introducing My New Product: Social Media Planner
I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my newest digital product, a social media planner. This social media planner is designed to help...
Jennifer Beech
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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Introducing My New Product: Reflection Journal
I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my newest product, a reflection journal. This reflection journal is designed to help working...
Jennifer Beech
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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6 Steps to Take When a Contract Ends
Often in the freelancing world, contracts end. If you work for a client that gives you a definitive end date, count yourself lucky. Many...
Jennifer Beech
Oct 19, 20232 min read
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5 Steps to Take When There’s a Lull in Your Contract
Some contracts start right away; you’re thrown into the thick of things. Sometimes, the project has already started and you’re playing...
Jennifer Beech
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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6 Steps to Take When a Contract Begins
You did it! All of your applying and networking has paid off. You’ve gotten a contract offer, but before you can actually start working,...
Jennifer Beech
Aug 23, 20233 min read
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10 Things To Do When You Don’t Have Any Ideas
Inevitably, it happens. You run out of ideas for content. This usually happens to me when I’m busy or stressed about something. Some...
Jennifer Beech
Jul 27, 20233 min read
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What is Passive Voice and 5 Times When You Can Use It
You’ve heard writers and editors the world over say to always use the active voice. While that is mostly true, there are some times when...
Jennifer Beech
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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6 Ways to Humanize AI-Generated Text
Following my last post on how to edit AI-generate writing, let’s zero in on one way to make AI-generate text sound more human. You may...
Jennifer Beech
May 30, 20232 min read
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6 Tips for Editing AI-Generated Text
If you have written anything since November 2022, then you know about ChatGPT and other AI tools that have become very popular. Whether...
Jennifer Beech
May 15, 20232 min read
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4 Ways to Edit Your Writing
I’ve talked a lot about writing, but very little about editing. Editing my own writing took me a long time to master. It is a difficult...
Jennifer Beech
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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How to Make the Next Career Pivot
Maybe you left academia in a hurry and now that you've had a chance to actually deal with your burnout, you're feeling like you didn’t...
Jennifer Beech
Aug 31, 20223 min read
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To the Job-Hunter with Too Many Career Interests,
I get it. You must feel a little career drunk, like you're in a daze. You've been doing so many informational interviews and everyone's...
Jennifer Beech
Aug 24, 20222 min read
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5 Ways for Busy Professionals to Write Faster
If you have something to write, but not a lot of time to write it in, here are some tips to get your writing done faster. Don't...
Jennifer Beech
Aug 17, 20222 min read
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2 More Tips for Posting on LinkedIn
Since I published an article on what I learned about posting on LinkedIn 2 years ago, I’ve learned more. Read this along with the...
Jennifer Beech
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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How to Write about a Topic You Don’t Like
How many times have you had to write about something boring or uninteresting? I’m not counting school. If you write for a living or you...
Jennifer Beech
Aug 3, 20222 min read
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4 Things I've Learned About UX Writing So Far
I don’t remember exactly when I learned about UX Writing, but it’s on my radar now so I’m going for it. The last few weeks I’ve been...
Jennifer Beech
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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Confronting Theory Part 2
I wrote a post on this earlier, but I feel I like this entry is closer to what I wanted to say. Humanities scholars read a lot of theory,...
Jennifer Beech
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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Another Side of DEI Training, Part 2
See Part 1 here. Outside of the academic bubble, there are so many more positions people take on social issues. 2016 was a year where...
Jennifer Beech
Jun 1, 20221 min read
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Another Side of DEI Training, Part 1
DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) training is a hot topic these days. And it should be. It’s about time everyone’s experiences are...
Jennifer Beech
May 12, 20222 min read
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5 Ways to Deal with Distractions When You’re Supposed to be Writing
It happens to us all, writers and non-writers alike. You have a blog entry, a case study, a white paper, or an article due TODAY!...
Jennifer Beech
Apr 27, 20222 min read
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