Go Green with Your Written Communication
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This year resolve to "go green" with your written communication. “Green” communication can save you time and money as well as reduce clutter and your environmental footprint.
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It's Elementary: Three Clues to Good Writing
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When I edit my own or other writers' work I look for three things to jump off the page. What is it? Why should I care? How should I proceed? If I have to look hard to find any of these - or worse, if I can't find them at all - there is more work to be done.
Read MoreWritten Communication as a Strategic Initiative
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Many employees think of meetings and training workshops as stand-alone events rather than focus points on a performance continuum - it's a day or a week out of the routine to establish goals, define strategies or drill skill development, then it's right back to business as usual. It's no wonder, considering that many of their supervisors and executives approach meetings the same way.
Read MoreWords That Sell: Power-Up Your Written Communication
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Robert Louis Stevenson said, "Everyone lives by selling something." You sell yourself with a resume or portfolio. You sell your company news with a press release. You sell your ideas and expertise with promotional materials, website content and corporate communications.
Read MorePut Your Writing On A Diet: Strategies For Leaner Communication
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Welcome to the third in a series of four articles about the power of editing. In my February 2006 Onwords column Copy Editing in Three and a Half Easy Steps, I offered strategies for quick and easy copy editing. In this article I focus on the power of content editing to create more compelling communications.
Read MoreLess is More: Editing Your Business Writing
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Welcome to the first of four articles about something we all do every day. Editing.
Everyone edits. Everyone. All the time.
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