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Get your message across first time
My name is Sheila O'Kelly. I specialise in
plain English.
This means I write and edit journals, magazines
and corporate documents so that people can understand them
first time
.

I also give one-day training courses in how to write
in plain English.

Writing and editing
Do you want to make your:
  • website content hit the mark;
  • newsletter relevant;
  • press releases riveting;
  • letters professional;
  • application forms easy to fill in;
  • annual report readable;
  • PR do its job?
Or perhaps you just need staff to understand
safety instructions; or you need longer,
more structured documents such as
policy statements
, annual reports
or five-year plans.

As Amy Pilgrim Client Director, Fleishman-Hillard said:
“Sheila's expertise is in understanding an often complex
subject matter and the intended audience that she is
writing for, reporting the appropriate information in
a succinct and interesting way. Importantly, Sheila's
service is on-time, on-brief and without error."

Training
I also give one-day plain English training courses.
Nearly 200 people have attended these courses
over the last 18 months.
I taught them concrete writing and editing skills
so that they could transform documents like:
  • annual reports;
  • application forms
  • consumer information;
  • letters;
  • newsletters; and
  • press releases.

Publications
Sheila O'Kelly is editor of Diabetes Ireland. She also writes health articles about cancer; asthma; epilepsy and other areas. She compiles and produces one-off,
customised, special supplements.

Irish Times - Internet search engines
Irish Times - A testing time for diabetics
Irish Times  - Research cure
Irish Times - Worship your internet customers
Irish Times -  When the juggling becomes too much
Irish Times - Business on Television
Diabetes Ireland - Ian Dempsey interview
Diabetes Ireland - Sporting hero
Diabetes Ireland - Kids on pumps
Diabetes Ireland Editorial
Diabetes Ireland Life Story
Cancer Professional - Harry Comber interview
Cancer Professional - Breast Check interview
Cancer Professional Editorial
Cancer Professional Interview


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Sheila O'Kelly: writer, editor and plain English expert
Sheila O'Kelly: writer, editor and plain English expert.
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From first idea to printer ready

Expertly commissioned and produced
publications include:
  • journals;
  • special supplements;
  • magazines; and
  • consumer information.

Editorial
  • Commissioning articles for your publication.
  • Writing text using your data.
  • Writing text using new material.
  • Writing interviews.
  • Writing product details.
Design
  • Commissioning graphic designer for your publication when necessary.

Production
  • Creating the page plan for entire publication.
  • Clearing article text with contributors.
  • Clearing article text with you.
  • Commissioning photographs.
  • Liaising with designers.
  • Laying-out pages using QuarkXpress or InDesign.
  • Liaising with printers.
  • Proof-reading finished pages.
  • Preparing print-ready PDFs for your printer.

Other publications
  • Press releases.
  • In-house newsletters.
  • Product promotion publications.
  • Consumer health information.
  • Consumer financial information.
  • Annual reports.
  • Company five-year plans.
  • Company policy statements.
  • Company strategy documents.
  • Safety statements.
  • Hygiene statements.


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