As promised, I am working on video tutorials devoted to punctuation usage that distracts business readers from the intended message. But I must concentrate on my day job AGAIN today. So I am sharing this post on punctuation from Marian Dougan’s Words to good effect blog. Enjoy!
Purpose is unchanged. But the blog has a new look and organization. Feedback is welcome!
To honor both my love of puns and my disdain for platitudes, I’m sharing this Duck-Billed Platitude cartoon today. For more on the fight against platitudes, see Tracy Allison Altman’s recent post over at Evidence Soup on the lack of evidence in — and about sales of — business books. Happy Friday!
My name is Aylin Wispeler. I am from Germany and at the moment I am doing my exchange semester as an undergraduate student at University of Alabama. I am here to deepen my knowledge in management and communication in order to become an effective leader in my future. I will begin my required internship in only…
Click on the cartoon to get the right size for reading. Happy Friday everyone!
Julia Williams, President of the Professional Communication Society (and one of my favorite colleagues) has negotiated a deal to offer a free eLearning course on leadership communication to IEEE members. Details are available in Julia’s Monthly eNotice. IEEE offers 3 CEUs (or professional development hours) for successful completion of the course. I created the content for…
The Center for Plain Language just released their 2014 Federal Plain Language Report Card. Highest grades went to Homeland Security, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Social Security Administration. In their white paper, they note that the quality of writing within the US federal government is improving. • 16 out of 22 departments improved over last year’s grades….
Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.