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About Sara | Sara I. James

About Sara

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I've always been excited about working with words - and getting words to work. My extensive experience in the academic, editorial and business worlds means that I bring both theoretical and practical expertise to any assignment. As a member of PLAIN (Plain Language Association International), my background in languages (French, Russian, German and Italian, as well as English) gives me invaluable insight into cross-cultural communication and multi-national teams.

I've worked in a variety of roles in finance and technology, including at executive level. A Certified Internal Auditor, I am also a member of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors' Technical Guidance Working Group. I have a PhD from the University of Virginia and over 30 years' teaching, writing and editorial experience in the US and Europe.

In 2022, Richard Chambers (former Chairman and CEO of The IIA) named me as an Internal Audit Beacon Award winner - a tremendous honour! You can read more about it here.

Go to Services to find out more about what I offer. You can also read interviews I've given to the Future of Professions website:

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Last updated: 18/01/2024

My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.
- Elmore Leonard
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