A Strong Reminder About the Dangers of Email Carelessness
The Anthony Weiner scandal shows us once again the importance of thinking carefully before any digital communication.
How to Create Outstanding PowerPoint Presentations
If you follow a few simple tips, you can use PowerPoint to create presentations that powerfully communicate your ideas and even inspire your audience.
One Word That Will Make Your Writing More Powerful
Effective writing comes from the ability to connect with people, and that connection is based largely on the use of a single word.
Little-Known Tricks to Make Your Reports Stand Out
Most reports we’re forced to read at work are flat-out boring — but yours don’t have to be. Try these tips for writing standout reports, tips proven to win over readers by the world’s most successful copywriters.
Avoid These Common Email Mistakes
You write so many emails that it’s inconceivable you won’t make mistakes with them–mistakes that can embarrass you and even damage your reputation. Here are tips to avoid some of the most common email blunders.
Time-Management Tips That Work
Are you finding time to take on the big-picture projects that really matter to you and your team? Or are you spending your entire workday reacting? If you consistently find the day getting away from you, try the tips in this free time-management ebook.
Five Proofreading Tips You Should Try
When a colleague sends out documents with frequent typos, many of us cannot help but view that colleague as careless or even incompetent. But that doesn’t need to happen to any of us. Try these proofreading techniques.
Don’t Put this in Writing, Anywhere, Ever
Humor can add real value to your writing – even your work-related writing – but not if your jokes come at the expense of others. If you put mockery or insults in writing, you’ll risk what happened to this school principal.
Become a Master Communicator
Communication skills aren’t magic. They aren’t inherited by a lucky few, either. You can learn them. And you’ll find many of them in this free little ebook as a gift from the author and FedSmith.com: Become a Master Communicator: 59 Quick and Easy Tips You Can Use Today to Become a Standout Writer, Speaker, Presenter, and Listener.
How to Spot a Lie
While you and I are not, strictly speaking, equipped with internal lie detectors, we can learn many of the common giveaways people display when they’re trying to get away with something. And those can serve as the next best thing.
