It used to be that people only needed to sharpen their communication skills for phone conversations and face-to-face appearances. For many, these scenarios were bad enough, especially public speaking. Nowadays, even in small groups and one-to-one settings, effective communication is getting tougher. Times have changed. [...]
In other words, don’t trust your spellchecker One of my good friends has noticed that her fingers seem to have a mind of their own. For one thing, she always types ‘sue’ when she wants to type ‘use.’ She says her left hand is [...]
What makes a movie bad? Many elements can affect the quality of a movie, but they all boil down to one thing: if the audience doesn’t believe enough to get carried along, it’s a bad film. What is the one thing that is guaranteed to [...]
The main purpose of any communication is not to sound impressive or to use long words that no-one can understand! The main purpose is to communicate clearly, be understood and be effective - and that means to achieve results from your writing. How can [...]
Take a look around your workplace. Do the leaders in your organisation write effectively and powerfully? Do good writers tend to get promoted? Do people tend to listen to good writers? Are good writers able to persuade or convince effectively? Absolutely, yes, yes, and yes [...]
