Category: Communication
6 Steps to Building a Twitter Following
Twitter is an incredibly valuable tool for creating and maintaining a social network. It’s a great place to meet people, from potential business associates to new friends, but it can be difficult to get the hang of when you’re just getting started. Twitter is deceptively simple to use. You canRead More
6 Tips for Writing Effective Email
Working as a member of the media in a town with only a few reputable publications, I receive a lot of email. And most of the emails are from individuals or organizations that are hoping to receive something in return – space in our publication or at least assistance withRead More
The 4 Personality Types: How to Appeal to Everyone
We are snowflakes—unique, special, no two of us the same. In the era of personalization, when shopping habits drive recommendations and your phone knows you as well as your family, uniqueness takes on added importance. Special people like us deserve and expect special attention for something as basic as buildingRead More
Top 5 Brainstorming Tips for Writers
Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, culling personal experiences or synthesizing information from interviews or research, brainstorming is at the heart of any successful project. I think of brainstorming not just as coming up with something, but as developing ideas from a single grain into a probing, insightful exploration ofRead More
7 Secrets to Dealing with Difficult Customers
Regardless of the industry we work in, most of us, at one point or another, have had experiences dealing with difficult customers or clients. For me this means fielding countless emails and phone calls from customers with unreasonable requests and constantly handling complaints for things that are entirely out ofRead More
Is Google+ Going to be Bigger than Facebook?
It is hard to topple something that has been used with good results for so long. This is true either because consumers are afraid to try something unusual or because it is hard to imagine a life without it. But somewhere along its dominance, a new player will give theRead More
6 Fast Proofreading Hacks for Perfect Writing Every Time
Let’s face it: Proofreading is a mundane and boring task. You’ve just spent time pouring all your efforts into a piece of important writing and now you have to go back through it and nit-pick at it for grammar and punctuation flaws. It’s tedious and tiring, but essential nonetheless. IfRead More
Put an End to Over-Crowded Conference Rooms
One of the most embarrassing moments you can have during a meeting is forgetting the other person’s name, even more so after you’ve already been introduced. With conference calls, it’s especially challenging, because you cannot immediately put a name with a face. Thankfully, the nature and function of conference callsRead More