Join Erin Brenner at industry conferences, webinars, and training sessions where she shares practical insights on business writing, editing excellence, and professional communication strategy.
As the 2024 Robinson Prize winner and author of The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors, Erin helps organizations and professionals communicate with clarity and impact. Whether you’re looking to improve your team’s writing effectiveness, develop content strategies, or enhance your organization’s communication standards, these sessions offer actionable solutions you can implement right away.
Working Globally: What Every Editor Needs to Know About International Clients
Panelists: Aalap Trivedi, Erin Brenner, and Janet MacMillan
Working with international clients can open exciting opportunities — but it can also mean navigating unfamiliar territory. Different currencies, time zones, payment systems, and cultural expectations can trip up even experienced editors. And when assumptions go unchecked, misunderstandings multiply: a contract that isn’t enforceable, a deadline that meant something different to your client, a payment that never arrives. This panel of editors with extensive international experience will share what they wish they’d known before taking on their first global client. You’ll learn practical strategies for managing time zones and schedules, navigating cultural differences in communication and expectations, handling currency conversions and setting fees that protect your income, and choosing payment gateways that actually work across borders. Whether you’re considering your first international client or want to feel more confident about expanding globally, this session gives you a clear starting point. You’ll leave with actionable guidance you can apply immediately — and the confidence to say yes to that next inquiry from overseas.
Event: ACES VCON
Date: September 16–18, 2026
Time: Exact slot to be announced
Host: ACES
AI Business Tools for Freelance Editors
**EXPANDED EDITION**
Are you worried about AI’s impact on your editing career? You’re not alone. But while many editors either avoid AI entirely or wonder if they should use it for editing work, there’s a third path that’s both ethical and profitable.
In this practical session, award-winning editor and business owner Erin Brenner reveals how to leverage AI strategically for business growth—without compromising your professional standards or replacing your editorial expertise.
Attendees will learn to identify:
- practical ways to protect freelancers’ privacy when using AI tools
- practical ways AI tools may support freelance business operations
- methods for customizing AI tools to produce better results
Expanded to 90 minutes exclusively for EFA!
NEW DATE: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 5:00–6:30 p.m. EDT
Host: Editorial Freelancers Association
Your Business Needs an Editor, Too: A Self-Assessment Workshop
You’d never edit a manuscript without assessing it first. But how about your editing business? After several years, most of us can feel that something needs to change. We just can’t tell what.
This is a working session, not a lecture. At your table, you’ll choose one of three areas—client mix and growth, time and capacity, or systems and operations—and run a guided assessment on it, using questions drawn from the business reviews Erin does with editor coachees. We’ll finish by comparing what came up across the room, where the patterns are strikingly consistent.
Key highlights:
- A clear idea of which part of your business is actually holding you back—maybe not the part you assumed
- One specific action to take in the next 90 days, written down before you leave the room
- A repeatable way to review your business, and an honest look at why our own blind spots are the hardest ones to catch
Conference information coming soon!
Erin’s presentation was clear and direct
Erin shared incredibly useful information and insights gained from her own experience running a business. She walked session attendees through the variables that affect income for a freelance editor. … Erin’s presentation was clear and direct and very applicable to anyone running their own business. I would highly recommend taking any opportunity you have to learn from Erin’s expertise.
—Becky Noelle, attendee, “Increase Your Business Profits with Data,” Editors Canada Conference
Find the Right Solution for Your Team
Every organization has unique communication challenges. Schedule a discovery call with Erin to explore the best approach for your team—whether that’s targeted training, ongoing consulting, or a custom solution designed specifically for your needs.
