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Patti Ryan

Southside Communications

58 Southern Dr.
Ottawa, ON K1S 0P6
Canada
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Profile

Twenty years of editing and writing experience. BA in English, MJ in journalism. I run Southside Communications Inc., an Ottawa editing and writing company that works on projects for corporations, non-profit organizations and all levels of government. Speeches, web content, newsletters, brochures, reports, textbooks, fact sheets, study guides, news releases, publicity materials, project management. Specialties include law; adult literacy; sustainable development; international development; multicultural policy and immigration; finance and investment; technology and innovation. Full bio, client list and writing samples available at www.southsidecommunications.ca.

Editorial Skills

  • Copy editing
  • Developmental or project editing
  • On-screen editing
  • Plain language
  • Proofreading
  • Rewriting
  • Structural and substantive editing
  • Stylistic editing
  • Web adaptation
  • Writing

Media/Genres

  • Advertising and marketing materials
  • Blogs
  • Booklets
  • Briefs, précis, and executive summaries
  • Brochures
  • Business materials, general
  • Cookbooks
  • Correspondence
  • Curriculum guidelines
  • E-materials, general
  • Educational materials, general
  • Government materials, general
  • In-house publications
  • Manuals and how-to books
  • Newsletters
  • Public relations materials
  • Reports, annual
  • Reports, other
  • Speeches
  • Study guides
  • Teachers' guides
  • Trade non-fiction
  • Websites

Subjects

  • Aboriginal people
  • Asia
  • Business
  • Culture
  • Developing countries
  • Economics
  • Economy, politics, and law, general
  • Engineering
  • Finance and taxation
  • Government
  • Health care
  • Industry and technology, general
  • Insurance
  • Law
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Politics
  • Technology
  • Travel and tourism