Louise Landess | Real words for real people

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Writing about yourself can be challenging.

Maybe you’re just too busy, or would simply rather be doing anything but writing about yourself. I can help with that.

When you’re wondering where to start or even what to say, very often just talking about what you need to do can get the ball rolling.

And if you need help sifting, sorting and collecting your thoughts, I can compile and compose, or edit them for you.

Why talk to me?

When we work together, you’ll get to explore your ideas, and clarify what it is you want/have to offer as we crystallise and articulate your thoughts.

I edit, write and think about all sorts of things. If you’re in business, I can help you with content strategy, blogs, articles, marketing plans, business profiles and training material.

I can also give you a hand with speeches and presentations –  both as a speech writer and presentation coach.

If you’re looking to make changes personally, I can help you work through what it is you want to do, and why. This can help you with your CV/resume, job applications, your LinkedIn profile and job interviews.

Strategy & planning

Strategy & planning

Web content

Web content

Workshops & training

Workshops & training

Speech writing

Speech writing

Business profiles

Business profiles

CVs & resumes

CVs & resumes

Christchurch City Collective

Same, same, different. Same.

This blog is about Christchurch, but really, it could be about any city or town anywhere in the world. For over 15 years, I’ve written about people. Starting out as a specialist CV writer, I have worked with hundreds of people, helping them find words to say about themselves that they can relate to; documents that make people proud of what they have to offer, that are authentic and true.

As I’ve watched the Christchurch post-quake rebuild, I’ve got to thinking about who contributes to making a city work. Who are the personalities and organisations we have coming together to make a city? Do we collectively have the skills, knowledge and experience we need to build the city we want to? This blog is essentially about that.

07th
Sep 2023
Te Pūtahi – city makers
Looking back on which organisations have made the greatest differ...read more
14th
Aug 2023
How this blog works
Curriculum vitae literally means course of life. And I feel that ...read more
20th
Jul 2023
Why this city Ōtautahi?
By the time I landed in Christchurch, I had lived on three contin...read more

Space to fill when I’ve time to kill.

Right now, the sun’s out and I’m heading out for a bike ride.

scene of trees and a cyclist on a misty morning in a park