Book Review: Whoever Tell the Best Story Wins
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact by Annette Simmons is an invaluable resource to anyone who wants to be an author or speaker. What I Like Simmons really helps the reader focus on their stories, but she...
Talking to Yourself
One topic that gets overlooked outside of the college classroom is that of self talk. You may hear it occasionally in a coaching session or other specific setting, but self talk is seldom addressed as a type of communication. The funny thing about self talk is that we...
Using Stewardship to Get Hired
When you practice good stewardship it really can help you get hired. For the Candidate If you read Liz Ryan's articles on LinkedIn, you will find that she has lots of advice on how to ask about a company's most pressing problem and how you could help them solve it....
Good Communication Starts with Stewardship
"I stay in my lane" is a phrase I learned only a couple of years ago. I had never heard the desire to know only one's job and nothing more put so succinctly. The single-lane mentality is great if you are an Olympic swimmer, but it can be deadly to a business....
Book Review: The Well-Fed Self-Publisher
I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Bowerman at an American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) conference. He has been published through a traditional publishing house. He has also self-published. He can compare the pros and cons of both through the benefit of...
In the News: Stupid Advice on Writing
Louie Cronin has a great article on Writer Unboxed's website, "Stupid Advice I have Taken about Writing." Cronin is very open about the bad advice she received, and I would like to address some of it. The first and most important thing you need to know, though, is...
How to Pluralize
I don't know who first started using an apostrophe to pluralize or when, but it has become more common with the use of social media. I cover the subject when I teach grammar and business writing. Writers Write post memes and articles about it, as do all other writers'...
Stopping Redundancy
There are many phrases we write or say that are redundant--one or more of the words in the phrase are unnecessary. I will explain why not to use some of the most common phrases, but you can see a much more detailed list at ThoughtCo. Nth Year Anniversary Where...
Understanding Different Editing Options
There is an exponential rise in editors offering to "help" the self-publishing author. Not all of these services are created equal. Here are some things to be aware of when deciding on an editor. Not All Editors Are the Same The first thing to know is there are...