Specialties

As a general writer, Shakila writes poetry, short stories, and songs. The majority of this work has been personal and the content has generally focused on the expression of emotions and feelings. Her inspiration has come from personal experience and the experiences and shared stories from others. Many of these works are deep and emotional, romantic and heartfelt, while some are light-hearted and entertaining.

In the field of education, Shakila has created and written numerous tools for educational purposes across grade levels from elementary school to university. She has written and designed lesson plans, seminar and lecture presentations (i.e. PowerPoint presentation), exams and exam questions, quizzes, worksheets, reference materials, etc. She has also written letters of recommendation for her students.

In the sciences, she has been first author on two scientific research publications, as well as a listed author in other publications, authored poster presentations for scientific conferences (i.e. Society for Neuroscience and American Society for Microbiology). She has also worked with private health care business owners to write, edit, revise, and transcribe various projects ranging across telephone scripts, informational documents, business and financial documents and data, and audio files.

In the business spectrum, Shakila has written independently and collaboratively with a team. She has written documents for various purposes, including email templates and scripts, forms, professional correspondence, etc. She has worked with a team for marketing projects, including website and social media content and marketing materials (i.e. brochures and flyers). She has also transcribed text-to-text files and audio files for interviews, phone calls, presentations, conversations, and more with single and multiple speakers.

Interests

As a writer, Shakila’s interests extend across genres and purposes. Her interests have allowed her to explore writing for personal reasons, for storytelling and sharing, for informational and teaching purposes, and for communication. She deeply appreciates the use of language to express and communicate ideas, thoughts, emotions, and so on, and endeavors to do so in engaging, effective, and impactful ways. She truly enjoys writing and is grateful for her ability to write in various styles and across genres and industries. Her favorite things to write are poetry, songs, and short stories.

Outside of writing, Shakila’s interests include music (playing instruments, singing, dancing, listening to music, and learning new musical skills), reading novels, watching films and shows, sewing, playing pool, and traveling.