Patricia Lane

Choosing the right professional to tailor your cross-cultural corporate communications is a strategic decision that has direct influence
on your image and your business.

Wherever the intercultural variable is decisive

The Quill provides professional copywriting, transcreation, and intercultural consulting services. We will work with you to ensure your messages reach beyond words given the specific culture, context, and audience.

Style matters. Period.

The Quill works predominantly in or into English, the working language of most companies with international operations or clients.
We adapt the structure, content, tone, and rhythm of your communications to suit your audience's native culture. We are skilled at
writing English copy that is crisp and clear to native and non-native speakers alike and avoids the pitfalls of over simplification
or “Globish” that can cast umbrage on your professional image.

Bio

Patricia Lane is a native French and English speaker and dual national born in Vietnam who has spent equal time
n the United States and France.

A graduate of the Lycée français de New York and New York University, she was a doctoral fellow at the East-West Centre's
International Relations Program. Patricia acquired hands-on intercultural experience working in the US, Western Europe,
and Asia. She founded Lokahi Interactive and the Franco-American Quill in 2002.

A member of the SFT (France's society of professional translators) and of Ujjef-Communication et entreprise,
he oldest association of professional communicators in France, Patricia is equally passionate about animal protection and photography.

On the Web

Website: www.francoamericanquill.com

Blog: interculturalzone.lokahi-interactive.com

Twitter: @lokahiandquill

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patricialane

Viadeo: http://www.viadeo.com%2Ffr%2Fprofile%2Fpatricia.lane