First session of the last day of @The_CIEP's 2nd annual conference. Easy English: principles of writing for people with low literacy and what editorial professionals can learn from them w/ @accesseasyengli. #CIEP2021 Access Easy English came about to help those who don't talk (ie, use other means of communication). Intellectual or acquired disabilities and illiteracy prevent people from managing day to day reading tasks. All over the world. 1/ #CIEP2021

Last session of Day 3 of @The_CIEP's 2nd annual conference. Conscious and inclusive language: understanding conscious language and the editorial role w/ Crystal Shelley of @redpenrabbit. No end to the learning from this. #CIEP2021 Words have power, positive and negative. What is conscious language? 'Language rooted in critical thinking and compassion, used skillfully in a specific context'.--Conscious Style Guide 1/ #CIEP2021

Next up: Blogging. Making it work for you and your business. W/ the golden triangle of editor-bloggers: @ljedit @BaconEditing @KiaThomasEdits. #CIEP2021 @ljedit: informal, confessional, community-building, reassuring, positive, personal. Blogging can be exposing: find your voice, don't compare w/ what others do, be honest, focus on connections. Helps keep the balance and build a sustainable career. #blogging #CIEP2021

Post-lunch session w/ LinkedIn star @espirian: 'How to be a LinkedIn leader'. John got me started on Twitter and was among the first to make me feel welcome at my very first then SfEP conference. For that I'll be eternally grateful. Excited about this session. #CIEP2021 LinkedIn tactics.
🙅🏾‍♀️ Don't connect w/ too many too quickly (slow and steady...)
🙅🏾‍♀️ Don't *not* get to know people (have conversations w/ connections)
🙅🏾‍♀️ Don't follow engagement pods (groups promising to boost engagement) 1/ #CIEP2021

@IMcMillan talking to a bunch of googly-eyed language enthusiasts at @The_CIEP's annual conference. Apologies - not possible to live tweet while ROFL-ing. #CIEP2021 'Funny poet here'. Brilliant marketing! 😂

Fourth and last session of the day: 'Lightning Talks' hosted by Robin Black and @LucyRidout. If it's anything like ones in bygone years, we'll be ROFL-ing on or off Twitter. #CIEP2021 First up Ema Naito, talking on 'The Most Powerful People in the World'. On the power of the English language and how experiences as outsiders can help wield that power *with compassion*. (Emphasis mine; as an English-language editor I use my power sensitively daily.) 1/ #CIEP2021

Third session of the day: 'Authenticity reading: helping writers craft accurate and respectful representation' w/ Crystal Shelley of @redpenrabbit. Am sure there'll be plenty to learn for everyone here. #CIEP2021 I need to give my wrist a rest, so apologies for not tweeting this live. If anyone else is attending and willing to, do wave here. #CIEP2021

Second session of the day: 'Guiding principles for developmental fiction editing' with @The_CIEP advanced professional member Sophie Playle of @liminal_pages. I'm excited about this even though I don't edit fiction any more. #CIEP2021 I want to add developmental editing to my academic and nonfiction editing services. Am hoping I can takeaway lots of transferables from this session. #CIEP2021

Thrilled to be doing the session 'Your marketing mindset' w/ @MaliniDevadas. I'm doing Malinics Boost Your Editing Income course and have followed her podcast + groups for editors for a year. I love that it has made me more confident of acknowledging my own business. 1/ #CIEP2021 Mindset isn't denying what is and pretending to be something you're not. 2/ #CIEP2021