by Michelle Watson | Mar 17, 2018 | Authors, Business, Communication
Well, I didn’t do what I should have done, and now I am paying for it. I didn’t back up my work I didn’t back up my MacBook or use the iCloud. Others had warned me to use the cloud and DropBox for safety’s sake. I often thought about it, but...
by Michelle Watson | Sep 15, 2017 | Authors, Communication, Speaking, writing
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...
by Michelle Watson | Sep 4, 2017 | Authors, Business, Communication, Inspirational, Speaking, writing
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...
by Michelle Watson | Aug 18, 2017 | Authors, Business, Communication, writing
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...
by Michelle Watson | Aug 16, 2017 | Authors, Business, Communication, 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...
by Michelle Watson | Aug 14, 2017 | Authors, Business, Communication, writing
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...
