About Word Constructions
Word Constructions saves businesses time and stress by
writing or editing their documents, newsletters and web
sites. Communicate clearly with your customers by letting us write your content and manage your communications projects - while you get on with running your business.
We assist small and large businesses by finding
out their needs before writing a word and offer packages and
free newsletter content as well.
What do we
do?
Word
Constructions will spend the time learning about your business and its
specific needs before starting to write for you. We will write in the style
best suited to your business and the document in question, and we rewrite
drafts until you are happy with the final result.
We are available for
business and technical writing projects. This includes making a document from
scratch, compiling your information into one document and editing existing
documents. Word Constructions is also able to prepare newsletters (plain text or
html,) reports and instruction manuals.
A full listing of our services, along with examples of our work, can be found
here. We offer some package arrangements for
businesses and web sites as listed on our packages page.
If you require assistance with the writing or editing of any project, please
contact us and we will advise you on your project.
Who are we?
Word Constructions is
the business of writer Tash Hughes. Tash lives in Melbourne, Australia,
with her partner and four children.
Tash has been known
as a bookworm for most of her life and always had a passion for anything to do
with reading and writing. Her natural instinct to help people is reflected in
her style of gathering information before starting to write professionally.
What is Tash's experience/background?
With a Bachelor of Science, Tash Hughes has a sound background in technical concepts,
report writing and conducting research.
After some time working in educational facilities, Tash commenced work at a major
Australian engineering company. It was here that Tash wrote many technical
reports on various engineering projects, environmental impact reports and
innumerable marketing submissions.
Tash has
also worked as Communications Manager for a firm that
managed three superannuation funds and an employee
entitlements trust. In this capacity, Tash wrote Product
Disclosure Statements, annul reports, financial services
guides, fact sheets and compliant web copy, as well as
managing annual statements, form redesign, member ,magazines
and regular html newsletters.
Through
involvement in various community groups and running Word Constructions, Tash has also edited newsletters and
written brochures, funding applications, reports, procedures and employee
contracts.
You can learn more about the story behind Word Consturctions' start in our blog.
Major
projects
Some of
the major projects Word Constructions has assisted with
include:
Web content, marketing materials,
product disclosure statements, annual reports and
letters |
AvSuper |
Web content |
Business Victoria website |
Presentation notes (speech) and slides |
Explore Media |
Product Disclosure Statements and
Annual Reports |
RecruitmentSuper |
Website content and form development |
Accountants Super |
Member magazines and employer
newsletters |
RecruitmentSuper and Accountants Super |
Consultants Manual |
Interior Focus |
Content preparation and research |
Save Time Online |
Web content and all
communication/marketing materials |
Precious Water |
Marketing flyer content and tender
editing |
CCSL |
Some of Tash's other published work
and client projects are listed here.
Tash's
formal qualifications
In January 2003, Tash
commenced a Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing and Editing) course at
Holmesglen TAFE in Melbourne, and is finding this an interesting way to further
develop her writing skills. Results
from these studies are listed below:
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Diploma of Arts (professional Writing & Editing)
2005
|
Scientific and Technical Writing
|
High Distinction
|
2004
|
Non-fiction 1A
|
High Distinction
|
2004
|
Corporate Writing 1B
|
High Distinction
|
2004
|
Non-fiction 1B
|
High Distinction
|
2004
|
Editing 1B
|
High Distinction
|
2003
|
Industry Overview 1
|
Distinction
|
2003
|
Corporate Writing 1A
|
Distinction
|
2003
|
Computer Skills for
Writers and Editors
|
Pass (no higher grade available)
|
2003
|
Editing 1A
|
High Distinction
|
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