Margaret McDonald

About Margaret McDonald

Experienced wordsmith and organized communication project manager with experience in technology, health care and other industries; marketing, corporate and executive communications; speechwriting, presentation development and public speaking; print, web, intranet, social media and more.Currently focused on training & development and pro-aging advocacy.• Plan, develop and manage content, messaging and strategy across a wide range of venues for internal and external audiences.• Collaborate with subject-matter experts, gather research and data, interpret and present highly complex information clearly and concisely. • Excel at writing, editing and managing other writers across a variety of forms, including marketing copy, technical and how-to, web content, email, blogs, organizational news and information, executive presentations, press releases, white papers, case studies, journalism and more. Experienced in print, online, blogging, video, speechwriting, etc.• Employ a variety of voices and leaders’ personal styles to deliver meaningful, on-target messages in coordination with broader communication objectives and branding needs.• Support change initiatives and drive toward organizational goals and objectives. • Work comfortably across matrixed organizations with colleagues from C-level to front line. My writing background includes several years as the author of a newspaper column and blog that took a sensible approach to – and occasionally poked fun at – all types of communications and interactions. “Miss Communications” was honored with a number of writing awards as a result. You can read the blog at: http://misscommunications.typepad.com/miss_communications/In addition, I\'ve delivered many presentations on improving communication skills, and learning to understand each other with clarity and honesty is a particular passion of mine. You can see my presentation on \"How to Write a Hackumentary\" here: http://bit.ly/13u6YNO

Experience

1. Learning Designer

   Hadley

   Dec 2020 — Present

   Hadley creates personalized learning opportunities that empower adults with vision loss or blindness to thrive — at home, at work and in their communities.

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  B.A., Business

• University of Oregon

  Graduate Studies in Journalism

• Portland State University

  Graduate Certificate, Training & Development

• Portland State University

  Currently enrolled, Training and Development

Skills

• Event Management
• Presentation Coaching
• Email Marketing
• Web Content
• Technical Writing
• Corporate Communications
• Writing
• Public Speaking
• Editing
• Project Management
• Newsletters
• Marketing
• Brand Management
• Fundraising
• Publishing
• Event Planning
• Interviews
• Communication Training
• Leadership
• Executive Communications
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Blogging
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Proofreading
• Marketing Communications
• Internal & External Communications
• Social Media
• Press Releases
• Web Content Management
• Presentation Development
• Nonprofits
• Crisis/Incident Management
• Strategy
• Management
• Publications
• Copywriting
• Journalism