2007-07-22 21:12
It's true that high school guidance counselors are busy folks, and they probably don't have time to teach their students every nuance about what it takes to get into college. However, this i… Read More
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These posts will address issues and answer questions related primarily to business communications, as they affect writing, credibility, marketing, and networking.
2007-07-19 21:39
In a post titled, "Harry Potter and the Web Disconnect," Just an Online Minute poses a great question, with regard the the much hallowed and even more anticipated arrival of the final book… Read More
2007-06-15 19:47
Here are a few interesting word observations I've made over the last few days...Is it "a broad" or "abroad"? My interaction with Debbie Norwitz, new member of ABWA's Scottsdale Express Net… Read More
2007-05-03 22:37
Had an interesting conversation with a man I’ll call “Client A” yesterday, which caused me to rethink a recent success with another individual I will call “Client B… Read More
2007-05-01 21:02
You can’t handle the truth!What mildly informed filmgoer over the age of 25 doesn’t instantly recognize Jack Nicholson’s line from A Few Good Men? The fact is, however, tha… Read More
2007-04-30 22:08
WARNING: The following post is not PC. If black humor offends you, stop reading now and click over to Reader’s Digest or Garrison Keillor.To appreciate this story, you really have… Read More
2007-04-24 22:40
Have you ever been so fed up with the poor customer service at an establishment that you left, even if it meant inconveniencing yourself by having to drive an extra mile or two to visit anot… Read More
2007-04-24 04:44
I was reading the AP newswire again today, about Lauren Terrazzano, a reporter for the Long Island newspaper, Newsday, who writes a column called "Life, With Cancer." She was diagnosed with… Read More
2007-04-19 13:08
According to an AP newswire story released yesterday, a team of high-powered music industry executives met privately to discuss sexist and misogynistic rap lyrics” in the wake of the D… Read More
2007-04-12 00:44
An April 11, 2007 AP news report out of New York details the firing of a CBS News producer for plagiarizing a story from The Wall Street Journal. It was for a Katie Couric piece about libra… Read More
2007-04-01 07:10
IThe following is the transcript of a recent voicemail I received from a client:Hi, Laura. It's Elizabeth*. I really hope I caught you in time. You know that article I sent you to edit? Don'… Read More
2007-03-30 17:28
My particular literary gift is making other people's words sound better, clearer, more professional, funnier, more interesting, more persuasive. "Better" takes on all shapes and sizes becaus… Read More
2007-03-07 19:22
How often do we hear a question or receive a request and completely misunderstand or miss the point?This happened recently in my Toastmasters club. We had a request to make a presentation to… Read More
2007-01-14 09:52
How much does your success depend on the people you know?Personal success, business success, satisfaction in life . . . how much does your success in life depend on the people you know?I&rsq&hell…Read More
2006-12-08 01:07
Workplace spirituality. As much as I believe in it, it doesn't affect me so directly, as I am self-employed and work from home. It does, however, affect many people — and it is affecti… Read More
2006-11-29 03:31
OK, I'm a day late on this. As I imagine a lot of people did, I hesitated to post about the things I'm thankful for on Thanksgiving . . . because it's just so . . . conventional. That doesn'… Read More
2006-11-21 22:35
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA STRENGTHENSASTRODOME MAY CLOSE NEXT WEEKBUSH REQUESTS $51.8 BILLION FOR HURRICANE RELIEFTOXIC FLOODWATERS A CONCERN IN NEW ORLEANSREHNQUIST MEMORIALIZED AS GREAT JUSTI… Read More
2006-11-21 17:12
While I see Lewis Green's point in his recent post, "On PR: Not the First Strategy of Small Business," I disagree, in part.The fact is that any business owner is in two businesses: (1) the b… Read More
2006-11-06 04:46
"None of us knows as much as all of us,and I know a lot of people."— Charles Morton You've probably never heard of Charles Morton — but he's right. It's the collective knowledge… Read More
2006-09-25 22:27
A quick Google search of the term "living out loud" revealed 330,000 results. Changed that just slightly to "living the truth" and the number was reduced to 58,000. I think this post is abou… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
An op-ed piece by Timothy Egan in today's New York Times complains bitterly about the fact that Joe the Plumber, that infamous nobody made famous by the McCain campaign, will release a book… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Received an interesting query recently from a fellow freelance editor:I am in the process of becoming a freelance editor.In trying to determine how much to charge for editing, I came across… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My personal trainer teases that I have a lousy job because I’m always on the lookout for mistakes. He tells me, “No wonder you’re cranky — you spend all your time cor… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
So I jumped on the blog bandwagon pretty early on. I had a couple good mentors who told me blogging would be all the rage, why to blog, how to blog, that it would become an essential busines… Read More
2006-02-05 08:43
Writing for writing’s sake. Art for art’s sake. How can someone who writes, paints, or makes music simply for the love of the art convince himself to monetize his art? How can he… Read More
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