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Dear Reader
July has to be my favourite month. Growing up in the
UK, July was always one of the warmer months, so it
reminds me of picnics and sitting under the umbrella on
the lawn - and of course Wimbledon! Oh ... and of
course perhaps another reason why I like July so much
is because it's my birthday month - the 12th, in case
anyone is interested! ;)
Lots of other birthdays this month, so special wishes to
my good friends Tom, Sophia, Rosehannah, Gordon,
Natasha, Edward - and extra-special wishes to Douglas
on your 'big one'!
Enjoy your July. Keep well and stay healthy!
Shirley
| Structure your messages logically with my 4-Point Plan |
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Many people tell me they can read an e-mail message
several times and still not really understand what the
reader is trying to say, or what action is necessary. Do
you ever feel the same way? One of the reasons for
this is because the writer hasn't organised his/her
thoughts and presented the message in a good, logical
structure.
This month I want to tell you about a simple 4-point
plan that will help you to structure your messages
logically, and make them easier to understand - and
therefore more effective!
Find out more about my
4-Point Plan on my website, and help yourself and
your reader by structuring your messages
logically.
Check out my 4-Point Plan here »
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Here are the participants from my June Business Writing
Skills workshop in Jakarta, organised by my friends Dian
and Raymond from Sukses Regional Indonesia.
To see more photos from my recent training
programmes, please click on the link below.
Check out my Photo Gallery »
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TIP OF THE MONTH
Plan before you write. Check before you send.
Do it with good presentation and structure, proper
language and right tone.
Thanks to Elena Ho from Kenwood Logistics in Johor
Bahru in Malaysia, who submitted this month's TIP OF
THE MONTH.
Elena will be receiving a copy of my book
Essential Communication Skills from my
publishers
Pearson Education.
If you would like to receive a FREE COPY of one of
my books, please send your tips to me at
news@shirleytaylor.com. COME ON - put your brain
into gear and your fingers to keyboard TODAY!
I hope you've enjoyed this issue of Shirley
Says. If you have any ideas about what you
would like me to include in future issues,
please write to me at
news@shirleytaylor.com.
PS: You may reprint this e-newsletter or forward it to
your customers and colleagues. However please keep
this copyright and contact information intact:
Copyright Shirley Taylor 2003. Shirley Taylor
is author of several popular books on effective
communication and business writing. She lives in
Singapore and works as an international trainer, seminar
leader, professional writer and conference speaker.
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SEE YOU SOON
July looks like being another busy month for me
workwise - I'm looking forward to a repeat of my 2-day
workshop with StarHub in Singapore, plus new in-house
workshops with Asia Pacific Brewries (thanks for the
Tiger beer!) and Great Eastern Insurance.
I'm also looking forward to meeting lots of secretaries
at the Hilton in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, for our half-day
workshop 'Powerful Business Writing in 10 simple steps'.
SIGN UP NOW FOR MY PUBLIC WORKSHOP IN
SINGAPORE
10 July
in Singapore
A one-day workshop
"Business Writing Skills for Executives and
Managers"
For details please
call Sam Loo at
Learner's Choice International on
62663180 or e-mail
Sam Loo.
GOOD TO MEET YOU
It was great to work with my good friend and great
trainer Ricky
Lien in June on his unique training forum "Why
training doesn't work ... what went wrong? ... and what
can you do about it?" The forum, which was attended
by HR and Training executives, was interesting,
thought-provoking, lively and very interactive.
Due to popular request, Partners
Conference & Event Management will be organising
another "Why training doesn't work ..." forum on
21 August, so if you are interested in attending please
e-mail
delphine@partners.com.
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