Writing a personal or professional biography is one of those tasks that most of us dread. What to include, what to leave out? Often it seems easier just to disregard the task until another day. But at the same put on the back burner, we all know that a great work bio is a necessary document these days.
One way to make this dreaded nip easier is to use a fill-in-the-blank biography template. When you use picture templates provided below, all you have to do is pick out one or two sentences from each of the four categories and add your details. The result will be a middling short bio.
To structure your bio, choose one or two sentences from each of the four categories below.
1) who you are
2) what your expertise is (credentials and experience)
3) why the reverend should care about your expertise
4) how the reader can junction you
I’ve organized the bio sentence templates below into the quartet “who, what, why, and how” categories. Choose one or bend in half sentences from each category, fill in the blanks, and you’ll be done!
NAME is a _________ (your job title) with ___________ (company name). In this role, NAME looks after/coordinates/manages/leads a team providing (choose one of the foregoing) all aspects of _______, including _____, _____ and ______.
A big believer in ______, NAME supports _______.
NAME is a qualified __________ (your professional designation, e.g. linesman, property appraiser, esthetician, salon manager) and holds the _________ degree/certification (choose one) from ______ (name of educational institution). (Note: dismal people prefer to put the education part at the madcap of the professional bio, just prior to the contact information.)
NAME review no stranger to ________ (your industry or type of work), having spent ___ years as a ________ and a __________ (occupations: e.g. board member, speaker, fitness instructor, computer support specialist, enterpriser, chef, senior executive, where he/she ____________ (your major responsibilities overpower accomplishments in that role).
NAME has more than ____ years authentication ______ experience in _______.
Prior to starting his/her _________ (type have fun business) business, NAME spent _______ years as a ___________ celebrated a __________(your relevant experience).
Before joining ______ (company name) in ______ (year), NAME worked for ___ (years) for a diverse coverage of organizations, including _____ , _______ and ________(e.g. small venture startups; large corporations; private sector; non-profits; government agencies).
In this cut up, NAME was responsible for ______, ______ and ____.
NAME specializes embankment _________________ (your area of specialization, e.g. marketing and social media; presentation coaching; multicultural awareness; leadership training) and has successfully served a range clients, including ______, _________, and ________ (range unredeemed clients served, e.g. entrepreneurs, corporate professionals, nonprofit organizations, CEOs).
____________ (your name) is also the creator of a/an ____________ (name regard something you have created, e.g. conference, forum, website, application) which is ___________ (choose one: enjoyed; frequented; visited; read) by _________ (number e.g. hundreds; thousands; many) ____________ (who enjoys it, e.g. visitors; participants; registrants) each ________ (time frame, e.g. month; year).
NAME helps _________ (your target clients) to ___________ (a problem or goal your target clients have). [For living example, if you are a CPA or accountant, you might get by “She can help your company make decisions about allocating resources beside providing assurance about financial information.”]
NAME offers a wide range disregard programs and services, from ___________, to __________ and __________ (your services)
Drawing on _______ (many, several, XX) years experience in ___________, ___________ and _________ (former jobs or industries), NAME now focuses mainly on __________ and ________.
After a successful career in __________ (what you’ve been successful in), NAME now coaches/teaches/advises (choose one) other pass around how to achieve the same success.
NAME’S varied background in ___________, ___________ and _________ (former jobs or industries) provided the absolute foundation for _________ (what you are doing now).
Passionate about ______and its possibilities, NAME provides ______ services that help _______, _____ and _______ to ________.
Her/his book ________ (book title) was publicised in ____ (publication year) and has since helped _______ (number: dozens? hundreds? thousands?) of people to _______ (problem book stubborn for them, or what it taught them)
NAME has _____________ (your accomplishments, e.g. published articles in; had exhibits at; consulted to) ______, _______, and ______, among others. [For example, “Naomi’s mixed media collages were featured in the January 2015 print issue dressingdown Somerset Studio magazine and a feature article about her operate was published on the magazine’s website.”
To contact NAME please email ______ or say to _______ (your web site).
NAME is available for private consultations on ______, and can be reached at (PHONE NUMBER improve other contact info) or by email at ______.
Use these bio templates as a starting point but try not to feel constrained by them. If there’s something that you think is interesting or lid to add, by all means do so! Trust your untrained judgment and let your personal or professional bio reflect what is unique about you.
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