The Wordshop ™
Writing and editing for the arts, business, education and technology, including periodicals , brochures, reports, plans, manuals, publicity, speeches, articles, instructional materials and websites.
Can work outside local area: Yes—Can work over the Internet and can undertake short visits including trips to Asian destinations for working on materials in English for Asian audiences.
Media Experience
Biographical NoteThe Wordshop ™
Writing and editing for the arts, business, education and technology.Strengths:
Words that mean business We apply 'the first-glance test'. Readers will take one look at your material and see how they will benefit if they read it. All text will be brief, clear, compelling and honest.
World-class prose Our prose meets the highest standards set by industry, the universities and the public sector. We are published authors, and consulting editor Derek Wallace is the co-author of Style Book: a Guide for New Zealand Writers and Editors.
Plain words We can help you communicate with people with weak reading skills, or for whom English is a foreign language. This could give you a major competitive advantage, and can reduce the hassles of complaints, questions and misunderstandings.
Wordshop people:
Gilbert Haisman B.A. Hons, Dip Tchg Gilbert is an educational, technical, marketing and arts writer. His experience includes editing New Zealand Engineering News and the IRMT Journal (for music teachers); teaching academic writing at Victoria University; and stints as an Advisor to Teachers (Department of Education), Curriculum Co-ordinator (Porirua College), Manager, Public Affairs (QE II Arts Council), and Marketing Officer (ICI NZ). He is the author of SWOT: Study Without Tears (NZCER, 1997), and is a Winston Churchill Fellow.
Kamala Patel M.A., Dip TESOL, Dip Tchg Kamala is an editor and researcher with expertise in Applied Linguistics, and Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages. Her experience includes teaching academic writing and study skills (Victoria University), and teaching English for Employment to new migrants (Education Training Consultants).
Derek Wallace Ph. D Consulting editor Derek Wallace co-authored Style Book: a Guide for New Zealand Writers and Authors. He lectures at Victoria University (specialising in Workplace English) and his work experience includes free-lance editing, and management work in overseas aid.
PublicationsEditing:
- New Zealand Engineering News (a monthly publication of Excalibur Communications, current contract)
- IRMT Journal (the quarterly journal of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers, current contract)
- Questioning Gender (Ministry of Education, 2001)
- Exploring Issues in Science Education (Ministry of Education, 2000)
- ECNZ Energy and Waste Minimisation Manuals (Electricity Corporation of New Zealand, various dates)
- Annual reports, booklets, brochures, budget submissions, information kits (McKenzie Foundation, Arts Access Aotearoa, ECNZ, Queen Elizabeth 11 Arts Council and others, various dates)
- The Arts Advocate and Arts Council Newsletter (Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, 1991-1994)
Writing:
- SWOT: Study Without Tears (New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1997)
- Articles, short stories, poems, and music reviews (non-fiction articles and columns published in numerous publications; fiction, poems and reviews published in Landfall, Takahe, School Journals, Evening Post etc, with two minor literary awards)
- Style Book: a Guide for New Zealand Writers and Editors, by Derek Wallace, co-authored with Janet Hughes (GP Publications, 1995)
Contact Details
Gilbert Haisman, Kamala Patel
The Wordshop
14 Ocean Road
Paekakariki
New Zealand
Tel (04) 904 8428, Fax (04) 905 0667
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