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Category: Business Writing

Only ONE Space After a Period

Just as I was starting to write this post, I came across an article providing the definitive answer to whether or not I should use one or two spaces between
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Key Principles of Good Communications

A client whom I’ve worked many times over the years asked if I had a list of key principles of good communications. Maybe they aren’t principles per se, as much
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Life Without a Back Space Key

December 7 (Pearl Harbour Day in the U.S.) made me stop and think about milestones. Some days of importance are tragic, others historic. The profound ones changed how we live.
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Quality vs Conciseness

From Fast Company, here’s an article about Shortmail.com, an e-mail system which limits messages to 500 characters. Says a company spokesperson: “[The] length limit on messages is long enough to
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Good Rules of Business Writing

Good rules of business writing stick around, no matter the channel. In March 1982, I wrote the notes below from Introduction to Journalism Writing – a class taught by John
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Organizing Your Thoughts, Harry Potter Style

The website Film reported last week how author J.K. Rowling organised her book with nothing more than a pen, notebook paper and a grid system. You can see how she plotted it
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Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Psychobabble

My good friend Suzanne Ross of The Aerie Company sent this link to me a few days ago. As background, Adam Sherk – a search and PR strategist for Define
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Best Tips for Good Writing

When I taught a class in public relations at Columbia College in Chicago, a fellow teacher shared with me Frank Visco’s original list of tips for good writing, entitled How
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Categories of Questions

Previous posts focused on preparing questions, so today I want to cover the basic categories of questions. This list is not complete nor extensive, but it should be a good
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You Use Your Creativity Every Day

Lots of people believe the only time they use their creative thinking skills at work is during a brainstorm. In reality, you use your creativity every day – frequently so,
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