April Michelle Davis – Page 23 – NAIWE Executive Director

EI Speaks at Agile Writers Meeting

April 1, 2015

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April Michelle Davis spoke before approximately 25 members of the Agile Writers on September 30, 2014. April Michelle presented her workshop “Working with a Freelance Editor: The Editorial Process” and shared personal work experiences to include her uniquely tailored work style when editing a manuscript. April Michelle enthusiastically entertained many questions related to the topics, led an interactive discussion on how and where writers can find editors, and answered other questions that were of particular interest to the members of the group. The time quickly spanned the allotted 2 hours before adjourning.

Consulting on the Inside

March 1, 2015

Many people who once thought of themselves as subject matter experts are now asked to be internal consultants. Regardless of your field, being a consultant means “using expertise, influence, and personal skills to facilitate a client-requested change without the formal authority to implement recommendations.” It’s not enough anymore simply to offer advice or to implement policies. Being an internal consultant requires you to provide real value to the business or organization in which you live and work. In their book, Consulting on the Inside: A Practical Guide for Internal Consultants, second edition, Beverly Scott and B. Kim Barnes discuss a set of internal consulting competencies.

As the copyeditor for this book, I worked with the authors for several weeks to prepare the manuscript for publication. In this situation, I worked with the lead author to finalize the manuscript and prepare it for publication. Working with multiple authors on the same manuscript can pose additional challenges, but these authors followed the guidelines I laid out, and as a result, the process moved forward efficiently.

EI Speaks at Communication Central

February 1, 2015

April Michelle Davis was recognized for her experience, skill, and community involvement at Communication Central, a 3-day conference held in Rochester, New York, on September 26-28, 2014, where April Michelle spoke on The Joy of Organization to editors, writers, and other publishing professionals of all levels for two hours. Editorial Inspirations was also previewed by sponsoring the workshop Working Well in Word and More.

Coaching Up and Down the Generations

January 1, 2015

This is most decidedly not just another book about generational differences, nor is it yet another “how to coach” book. Coaching Up and Down the Generationslooks at the key processes of transferring knowledge, developing teams, and collaborating and examines how different age groups can better learn from one another and even experience major breakthroughs that will improve their progress—despite disparate backgrounds.

You’ll find a thorough examination of key issues in intergenerational coaching situations, including what constitutes great coaching, at any age; a complete overview of each generation and how they view life, technology, work, communication, and behavior; how to handle clashing communication styles and preferences; the importance of “coachability” in yourself and others regardless of different habits, opinions, and work styles; and how to cultivate a coaching environment where the different generations can have provocative conversations and truly help one another.

With this book as your guide, you can show the generations how to find common points of interest, needs, and goals. You’ll find ingenious tips for creating formal and informal coaching situations, developing opportunities to build relationships, and helping people of all ages to become catalytic coaches and engaged performers.

Writing the index for this book was a pleasure. I have worked with this author on several manuscripts in the training and coaching field, some editing and others indexing, and it is always fun to work with the same author, build on the relationship, mesh our ideas, and produce another exceptional product.

EI at Williamsburg Book Festival

December 1, 2014

April Michelle Davis led the first workshop, Working with an Editor: The Editorial Process, at the Williamsburg Book Festival, a free festival that features a book fair of authors and a series of seminars and workshops.

Throughout the event, there were a series of free workshops and panels open to the authors and the public. After her workshop and for the remainder of the event, April Michelle made herself available to the authors and attendees of the event to answer questions and provide guidance on editing issues and to coach authors on how affectively to design their book covers. Several of the authors were impressed by April Michelle’s experience and knowledge that they requested to be added as recipients of her monthly newsletter. One of the authors wanted to better understand how editors charge for projects and found April Michelle’s explanation fair and equitable for both the author and the editor.

The Williamsburg Book Festival is an annual event that you may begin to plan for by seeking professional advice from April Michelle.

EI Speaks at Agile Writers Meeting

Consulting on the Inside

EI Speaks at Communication Central

Coaching Up and Down the Generations

EI at Williamsburg Book Festival

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