Empathy | Strategic | Achiever | Woo | Communication

When Linda Comerford was asked if she’d like to become a collaborator with Purple Ink, her joyful response was to reach for a purple pen and say, “Oh, yes, sign me up!”

Linda Comerford has been training for 30 years, specializing in written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Comerford Consulting workshops include Professional Writing Skills, Email Gems, Taking the “Grr” out of Grammar, Powerful Presentations, Speak Smart: Oral Grammar, and Exceeding Excellence: Personal Customer Service including Call Center coaching. Client requests led to her newest program, Communicaring, a unique series that can be customized for increased confident, competent, and compassionate communication. Her latest achievement is becoming a certified trainer and coach in EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence with life-changing results.

Linda’s academic background includes a BA degree in English, Speech, Drama, Journalism, Literacy, and Secondary Education from Valparaiso University followed by an MS degree from Indiana University in English and Journalism. Her teaching experience started in middle school followed by an adjunct faculty position in the Indiana University system. Once she started Comerford Consulting, she blended theoretic academic principles with practical experiences in the business world.

Add a great sense of humor to Linda’s savvy business sense, and her clients rave about how much they learn while enjoying themselves. Participants enjoy their learning experience while mastering information immediately transferrable from the workshop to the workplace and beyond.

When she isn’t working, she enjoys reading, writing (no ‘rithmetic), jogging, swimming, wine tasting, volunteering at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and as well as traveling and socializing with her fantastic family.