Jun 3, 2019 | Communication, Effective Writing
Interviewing skills are not the domain only of reporters, police officers, or job recruiters. The ability to ask good questions is important for all business professionals, because the quality of the answers will depend on the questions. We ask questions every day...
Mar 29, 2017 | Effective Writing
Be sure your information is correct in any communication you write, whether it is an email, an article, a report, a news release, a policy statement, etc. Your credibility suffers when you send inaccurate information. Incorrect information diminishes the integrity of...
Mar 13, 2017 | Effective Writing
You gnash your teeth as you sit on deadline and realize you don’t have the information you need for your writing task. It might be because you didn’t get the most out of your interviews. When you do research to gather information for a story, a news...
Apr 8, 2014 | Effective Writing
Quotes are often followed by an executive’s lengthy title, sometimes more than one, but that level of specificity just slows the reader. Attribution is important, but there is no need to be excessive. The bank news release quote ended with … said Pam...
Feb 20, 2014 | Effective Writing
Be sure your information is correct in any communication you write, whether it is an email, an article, a report, a news release, a policy statement, etc. Your credibility suffers when you send inaccurate information. Incorrect information diminishes the integrity of...