Training
Materials Writer
Training
Materials Writing by Author, Instructor and Therapist Laurel
Alexander
LAUREL ALEXANDER: FREELANCE WRITER OF TRAINING MATERIALS
If you’re looking for a training materials writer, specializing
in wellness and personal development, I can help you.
With over 25 years as an adult educator, I have an excellent
background for designing training/educational material. I can assist
you with course design and the creation of flexible trainer resources.
Specialist areas:
small business development, training & development, journaling,
health and self-help, personal development, assertiveness training,
counselling skills, cognitive/behavioural coaching, psychology,
relationship skills, self esteem and self confidence, non-fiction
writing, facilitation skills, nutrition, mindbody link, women’s
health, positive ageing, employee wellness, self development
through creative writing, visualisation and imagery, life coaching,
complementary therapies, nutrition, career development, relaxation
techniques, positive psychology, wellness coaching, reflexology,
stress management, weight management
CLIENTS
I have designed (as well as delivered) courses for the following:
University of Brighton (Institute of Nursing and Midwifery)
- Complementary Health in Cancer Care for nurses on the Cancer Nursing Pathway
course
Sussex Hospital Trust
- Phlebotomists in using visualization with pre-operative patients
- Therapeutic writing course for patients with breast cancer
Sussex Career Services
- Accredited learning pack Introduction to Mentoring
- Career Development
Breast Cancer Care Charity
- Nutrition
- Relaxation & Imagery
WEA
- Accredited learning pack Mentoring in Community Education
- Accredited learning pack Mentoring in the Workplace
- Accredited learning pack Counselling Skills
- Stress Management
University of Sussex (Centre for Continuing Education)
- Accredited learning pack New Horizons (personal and career development)
University of Sussex (liberal education)
- The Healing Arts
Sussex Down College
- Stress Management
- Assertiveness Training
- Communication Skills
Brighton and Hove City College
- Stress Management
- Relationship Skills
- Assertiveness Training
- Communication Skills
Business & Professional Women
- Developing Your Business
Seeboard
- Stress Management
Social Service Family Centres
- Stress Management
Lewes Prison
- Self Employment
- Stress Management
International Stress Management Association
- Stress Management on a Budget
MIND
- Managing Work-Related Stress
British Gas
- Career Development
Dryad
- Stress Management
Tomorrow’s People (delivering government employment
initiatives)
- Career Change
- Returning to Work
- Job Search
BH Ltd (delivering government employment initiatives)
- Career Change
- Returning to Work
- Job Search
PUBLISHED TRAINING RESOURCES
- 675 Ways to Develop Yourself and Your People (Gower)
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REVIEWS FOR 675 WAYS TO DEVELOP YOURSELF AND YOUR
PEOPLE
- This is truly a collection of resources for holistically
developing yourself and those around you, involving
a development of the mind the body and the spirit … What's
more important than developing ourselves to be fully
functioning human beings in all aspects of our lives?
This resource provides a very user-friendly pack of
activities and strategies to help us on this very important
lifelong journey. Arena
- Companies with a limited training budget could
use 675 Ways to Develop Yourself and Your People to
help staff increase self-awareness, self-esteem, skill
and confidence.' Food Manufacture
- This innovative and useful resource collection
offers information, advice and activities to trainers
and learners in a comprehensive and practical learning
manner … This resource is packed with a wealth
of information and advice that takes it beyond a self-development
manual and is collectively a subject textbook, a training
course, a session planning and design aid, and an activity
resource. I feel it is of exceptional value in view
of the multiple uses it offers. Training
Journal
- - an experienced trainer would be able to utilize
many of the activities effectively, in a whole range
of learning situations. National Association
for Staff Development (NASD)
- - a sound and extremely comprehensive resource
that should be seriously considered by anyone interested
in self-development or the development of others within
an organization. It makes a valuable addition to my
library and one I have no hesitation in recommending. Croner
Management Training Briefing
- I found the book highly inspirational. Personnel
Today
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PUBLISHED BOOKS ON EDUCATION & TRAINING
- Education & Training on the Internet (Internet Handbooks)
- This compilation is a must-have for anybody in the
business of writing or running online education and training
courses. It will appeal in particular to those in further
and higher education who are currently under pressure
to deliver more online education. Roy Johnson
- Secrets of Successful Online Training (Management Books 2000)
OTHER WRITING PROJECTS
- As the Director of Studies for Wellness for Life, I have designed
courses for independent accreditation including the Introduction to Life Coaching Skills, the Diploma in Wellness Coaching and
the Diploma in Stress Management Coaching.
- Written a range of breast cancer patient newsletters for the
Nigel Porter Unit (now the Park Centre for Breast Care), Royal
Sussex County Hospital
- Book reviewer for Making Money
- Book reviewer for Working from Home
- Book reviewer for Careers Guidance Today (ICG)
- Reviewer of complementary health material for CancerHelp UK
(the patient information website of Cancer Research UK)
- Web content writer
- Expert panellist on nutrition and complementary therapies
for Amoena Life Magazine, a twice-yearly glossy lifestyle magazine
that is free to women who have had breast cancer (www.amoena.co.uk)
- Writer of distance learning courses
- Published author of over 20 non-fiction books
- Published features in a wide range of magazines
FEES
Each training design project is charged accordingly.
HOW TO COMMISSION ME AS A TRAINING MATERIALS WRITER
If you would like to discuss a writing project with me, please
telephone me on 01273 564030 or email me at info@laurelalexander.co.uk
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