Rachel McConnell
@rachelmcconnell.bsky.social
Design Leader, author of Why You Need a Content Team, Leading Content Design, and founder of Tempo.
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“Writing is not magic. It’s a process, a machine for revealing our thinking to us, for helping us see its patterns.”
— Elizabeth McGuane at Leading with Tempo
— Elizabeth McGuane at Leading with Tempo
June 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
“Writing is not magic. It’s a process, a machine for revealing our thinking to us, for helping us see its patterns.”
— Elizabeth McGuane at Leading with Tempo
— Elizabeth McGuane at Leading with Tempo
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Watching a great talk from @lapope.bsky.social on creativity at Lead With Tempo 2025
And it’s designed like a zine!
And it’s designed like a zine!
June 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Watching a great talk from @lapope.bsky.social on creativity at Lead With Tempo 2025
And it’s designed like a zine!
And it’s designed like a zine!
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"Best practices have to start somewhere — why not with you, your team, and your practice?"
— @lapope.bsky.social at Lead with Tempo 2025
— @lapope.bsky.social at Lead with Tempo 2025
June 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Best practices have to start somewhere — why not with you, your team, and your practice?"
— @lapope.bsky.social at Lead with Tempo 2025
— @lapope.bsky.social at Lead with Tempo 2025
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“You’re a leader first, content comes second. Your function doesn’t define you.”
— Erin Sian Williams, McDonald’s Senior Director of Global Experience Design at Lead With Tempo 2025
— Erin Sian Williams, McDonald’s Senior Director of Global Experience Design at Lead With Tempo 2025
June 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“You’re a leader first, content comes second. Your function doesn’t define you.”
— Erin Sian Williams, McDonald’s Senior Director of Global Experience Design at Lead With Tempo 2025
— Erin Sian Williams, McDonald’s Senior Director of Global Experience Design at Lead With Tempo 2025
It’s just a few days until Lead with Tempo in London (and online!) and there’s still time to join us www.leadwithtempo.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It’s just a few days until Lead with Tempo in London (and online!) and there’s still time to join us www.leadwithtempo.com
If you loved Config or WIC conferences this week then you will LOVE Lead with Tempo that happens in just 4 week’s time!
www.leadwithtempo.com
www.leadwithtempo.com
Tempo | Conference and community for content design leaders
Lead with Tempo Thursday June 12th, London. The conference for content design leaders. Get your ticket for the in-person or virtual event or join our community.
www.leadwithtempo.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
If you loved Config or WIC conferences this week then you will LOVE Lead with Tempo that happens in just 4 week’s time!
www.leadwithtempo.com
www.leadwithtempo.com
Washed and blow dried my hair this morning and promptly got crapped on by a pigeon on the way to work. Just a little Monday morning reminder that some days you’re the bird and some days you’re the statue.
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Washed and blow dried my hair this morning and promptly got crapped on by a pigeon on the way to work. Just a little Monday morning reminder that some days you’re the bird and some days you’re the statue.
At last year’s Lead With Tempo we had some brilliant talks, such as this one from Danielle Small. You can watch them all on the Lead With Tempo You Tube channel, and don’t forget to get yourself a ticket to join us this year!
March 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
At last year’s Lead With Tempo we had some brilliant talks, such as this one from Danielle Small. You can watch them all on the Lead With Tempo You Tube channel, and don’t forget to get yourself a ticket to join us this year!
Questions and discussions are an integral part of Lead With Tempo. Come along and ask your content design heroes some questions!
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday with code SPRING20.
www.leadwithtempo.com
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday with code SPRING20.
www.leadwithtempo.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Questions and discussions are an integral part of Lead With Tempo. Come along and ask your content design heroes some questions!
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday with code SPRING20.
www.leadwithtempo.com
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday with code SPRING20.
www.leadwithtempo.com
Flash sale on conference tickets for the next week! Use code SPRING20 for 20% off at www.leadwithtempo.com
Tempo | Conference and community for content design leaders
Lead with Tempo Thursday June 12th, London. The conference for content design leaders. Get your ticket for the in-person or virtual event or join our community.
www.leadwithtempo.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Flash sale on conference tickets for the next week! Use code SPRING20 for 20% off at www.leadwithtempo.com
Top tip, keep a word search book lying around, and whenever you’re tempted to scroll through the misery on your phone, do a word search instead.
February 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Top tip, keep a word search book lying around, and whenever you’re tempted to scroll through the misery on your phone, do a word search instead.
All the Lead with Tempo speakers are going to blow your minds! (And mine!) here’s a taster
February 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
All the Lead with Tempo speakers are going to blow your minds! (And mine!) here’s a taster
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I loved reading @rachelmcconnell.bsky.social's interview with the always-great @lapope.bsky.social for the upcoming Lead with Tempo conference.
"When you gloss over the complexity, nuance, and detail, you miss so much… it shuts down so many opportunities to learn."
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"When you gloss over the complexity, nuance, and detail, you miss so much… it shuts down so many opportunities to learn."
medium.com/lead-with-te...
Leading with…Lauren Pope
In the run up to Lead with Tempo 2025, I spoke to content strategist Lauren Pope to find out what excites her and keeps her energised.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I loved reading @rachelmcconnell.bsky.social's interview with the always-great @lapope.bsky.social for the upcoming Lead with Tempo conference.
"When you gloss over the complexity, nuance, and detail, you miss so much… it shuts down so many opportunities to learn."
medium.com/lead-with-te...
"When you gloss over the complexity, nuance, and detail, you miss so much… it shuts down so many opportunities to learn."
medium.com/lead-with-te...
In a couple of weeks prices move to standard, so make the most of the early ticket rates and join me in person in June!
www.leadwithtempo.com
www.leadwithtempo.com
Tempo | Conference and community for content design leaders
Lead with Tempo Thursday June 12th, London. The conference for content design leaders. Get your ticket for the in-person or virtual event or join our community.
www.leadwithtempo.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In a couple of weeks prices move to standard, so make the most of the early ticket rates and join me in person in June!
www.leadwithtempo.com
www.leadwithtempo.com
Today’s the last day!
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday using code JAN20
January 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today’s the last day!
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Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday using code JAN20
January 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday using code JAN20
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday using code JAN20
January 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Take 20% off any ticket between now and Friday using code JAN20
I like getting the night bus as it’s just full of teenagers that can’t afford taxis and I get to listen to all their fascinating conversations.
December 21, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I like getting the night bus as it’s just full of teenagers that can’t afford taxis and I get to listen to all their fascinating conversations.
Good to see the BBC covering the important political stories of the day. What’s your favoured mid-week lunch?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch's lunchtime sandwich split
The Conservative leader says sandwiches are
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December 12, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Good to see the BBC covering the important political stories of the day. What’s your favoured mid-week lunch?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s so weird that a recruiter reaches out to someone, asks to speak to them, arranges a time and then doesn’t show up. How have we reached this level of contempt for people’s time and emotional energy?
December 6, 2024 at 3:42 PM
It’s so weird that a recruiter reaches out to someone, asks to speak to them, arranges a time and then doesn’t show up. How have we reached this level of contempt for people’s time and emotional energy?
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Hi folks! I’m planning my 2025 and I’ve set a goal to sell 5 workshops. One is sold already. Can you help me sell 4 more? Pls share or interact with this post and help a small, immigrant woman-run business survive this wild time! www.linkedin.com/posts/jane-r...
Jane Ruffino on LinkedIn: Do you have budget to use up for 2024*, or are you planning your needs for…
Do you have budget to use up for 2024*, or are you planning your needs for 2025? I've got some new workshops, some that I've run before, and some that I'm…
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December 4, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Hi folks! I’m planning my 2025 and I’ve set a goal to sell 5 workshops. One is sold already. Can you help me sell 4 more? Pls share or interact with this post and help a small, immigrant woman-run business survive this wild time! www.linkedin.com/posts/jane-r...
Today I republished my book (after sadly losing my original publisher, A Book Apart earlier this year). Yes it’s been a rough year, but at least I’ve achieved one thing! a.co/d/aedCs2p
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December 2, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Today I republished my book (after sadly losing my original publisher, A Book Apart earlier this year). Yes it’s been a rough year, but at least I’ve achieved one thing! a.co/d/aedCs2p
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If you've been thinking about learning some UX writing fundamentals, @rosenfeldmedia.bsky.social put my book, “Writing Is Designing” on sale for 33% off! Rather than the usual $50 for the paper book and ebook, it's now only $33.49.
writingisdesigning.com
writingisdesigning.com
Writing Is Designing | Rosenfeld Media
Without words, apps would be an unusable jumble of shapes and icons, while voice interfaces and chatbots wouldn’t even exist. Words make software human-centered, and require just as much thought as th...
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December 2, 2024 at 10:01 PM
If you've been thinking about learning some UX writing fundamentals, @rosenfeldmedia.bsky.social put my book, “Writing Is Designing” on sale for 33% off! Rather than the usual $50 for the paper book and ebook, it's now only $33.49.
writingisdesigning.com
writingisdesigning.com