by Cathy Miller | Jul 11, 2013
Who knew how much love was out there for the 3 wise monkeys? See no evil Hear no evil Speak no evil The 3 Wise Monkey Test for Business Communication has been one of this blog’s most popular posts. Frankly, I was a bit surprised. People seem to connect to those...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 8, 2013
Do you send silent messages to your customers that sabotage your business? A previous post, 5 Silent Business Communicators That Speak Volumes, has gone visual. The latest Slideshare presentation shares 5 drones of communication disasters. Without speaking a word, you...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 3, 2013
Complex words are the Cajun spice of business writing. A little goes a long way. There are times when complex words are necessary. Scientific writing comes to mind. And there is nothing wrong with sprinkling a few to avoid blandness. But, overdo the spice of complex...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 1, 2013
Will your business sizzle or fizzle? We are at the mid-point of the year. The way you view your business year midpoint, could mean the difference between a good year and great year. Do you view your business year as comfortable, so why change anything? Or are you...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 26, 2013
Few of us who work for a living escape the need for business writing. Emails Social media Business blogs Any time we write for and about our work, we become business writers. Scary thought? What’s scarier is if you don’t think about your business writing....
by Cathy Miller | Jun 24, 2013
Is your idea of a presentation handout a photocopy of your slides? That could leave your audience wondering, why bother? Not exactly the response you hope for In the last of the series on presentations and handouts, this post offers tips for killer handouts. Handouts...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 19, 2013
Do you wonder if you should have handouts for your presentation? Then you have come to the right place. We are going to take you on a journey Far, far away from bullet points and text-crammed slides Previously, we explored Slides and Presentations: The Perfect...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 17, 2013
We’ve all been there. The technical presentation where every last detail was squeezed on slides. How much do you remember about that presentation? The Slideshare presentation below offers a different approach. It’s a marriage between slides and handouts....
by Cathy Miller | Jun 13, 2013
One of my dad’s southernisms was ~ If it was a snake, it would have bit you. That describes a feature of LinkedIn that I recently discovered. I figured if I hadn’t noticed the feature, someone else missed it, too. Of course, that could be my need for...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 10, 2013
Quick Response (QR) codes are the email of mobile marketing. Many pronounce the death of QR codes Others insist the two-dimensional (2-D) technology will catch on In my small world, nearly two years after the publication of How Do QR Codes Work and What Do You Need,...
