For 30 years, I wrote speeches and did media training for senior executives at GE and other major corporations. My personal writing has appeared in Newsweek magazine, The Albany Times Union and The Newtown Conn. Bee newspaper. Clarity, concise messages and presentation skills are key to this work. Words and knowing how to behave in an interview are how we present ourselves to colleges, employers and often the world at large.

Prior to my work life, I went to graduate school in England....