Technical Communicator and Author.

I charted an unconventional path into technical communications from humble beginnings as a self-published author trying to "figure out how to connect with readers" . 

Shawneda

Technical Communicator

Tinkering with things on the computer has been fun for me  since I sat in front of a MS-Dos monitor in elementary school. Don't ask if I died from dysentery on the Oregon Trail... I'll never tell. Please do inquire about the importance of design-thinking when creating your website, performance improving instructional design, usability, and UX/UI design when you have a few minutes. They've captured my professional heart while completing grad school. On my journey I'm discovering my sweet spot in STEM is where empathy, human-computer interaction, and design-thinking work together to benefit everyone involved... especially the end-user. 

Author

If you like characters who warm your heart, get on your nerves, and make you miss your best friend you'll enjoy a read from the Wholeness or Natural Sistahs series. The devotionals are perfect for you if you're dedicated to living a God inspired life. Blogs on mobile responsive websites have replaced my native apps to inspire and entertain you between book releases. Reading shaped my life while protecting my empathy. Books are an irreplaceable part of my life, podcasts, and blogs. ​

For Readers

Every episode of the By Shawneda podcast is all about one thing...  BOOKS. 

In the first season hear book one of the NATURAL SISTAHS series. My Crowning Glory follows the hairnanigans of Anisa Links and her circle of friends. Listen along as Anisa shares their big dreams and friendship adventures. 

For AND AUTHORS

I'll be sharing all the fun (at least to me) amazing tools, in-depth tutorials, and resources I discover when I leave the office for my fellow 'AND AUTHORS' committed to connecting with readers. We're pursuing our publishing careers alongside our corporate, civil servant, and nonprofit endeavors. I applaud authors who want to write full-time. I found freedom when I realized I don't want to join them. 
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Grateful. Unapologetic. AND AUTHOR. 

 

Clear Effective Communications

The desire to make my foster Dad proud of me led to learning how to help people find my books. My quest to live his advice to make sure no matter what I did... I "wrote", led to fourteen years of integrative marketing communications with a focus on social media and content optimization.  Experiencing euphoria while creating visual communications, micro-learning moments, and making complex processes easy to under paved the way for Trendy Social Content to evolve into Clear Effective Communications.