Writing Samples

What is a writer without writing samples?

Below are a few I’ve accumulated during my career. If we speak and I find I have a sample more specific to your industry or issue, I will be happy to send it to you.

Writing

His Sweetest Success by Cathy Fee

Award-winning article

  • His Sweetest Success – This article told the inspiring story of a retiree who overcame a lifelong handicap and won a race at age 69. The article won an international IABC Award of Excellence and a National Clarion Award. Download article (PDF, 14.5 MB)
  • Game-Changing Security Technology – This article explains how Ingersoll Rand is using a new technology to — among other things — allow people to open doors with their phones. Download article (PDF, 1.6 MB).
  • Recruitment Page of Trane’s Website – By highlighting the positive experience of one intern, this feature helped the company attract the hard-to-find combination of sales and engineering talent it needs.
  • Indiana Jones – This article told the story of the proud history of service Lucent had inherited from AT&T through the adventures of one installer. Download article (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Publication Management

Encore, Diving for Dollars, Publication Managment Cathy Fee

Award-winning publication

  • Encore – I served as editor of AT&T’s retiree publication, which included managing the writing, photography and distribution. The publication, which won IABC and Clarion Awards, was mailed quarterly to an audience of 150,000 very interested retirees.

See Diamond Girl cover.

  • Going Global – I led a team that wrote, designed and distributed a one-time publication that explained AT&T’s global business to 175,000 managers worldwide. Survey data showed close to 100 percent positive reader reaction.

See Going Global book cover.

Writer Just Wants to Have Fun!

Lucent Technologies - Name Change - Cathy Fee

  • Odor in the Court – The headline to this article just wrote itself! Click to view
  • A Playful Approach to Lucent’s Name Announcement – When AT&T spun off the part of its business that would become Lucent, the new name was a closely guarded secret. As a member of the new communications team, I wrote this article without knowing what the new name would be. It was distributed to employees electronically on the day the name was announced. Download article (PDF, 1.25 MB)

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