by Cathy Miller | Jul 25, 2012
A popular post and free download at this site is 5 Steps to add a RT Button to Your PDF. Although not a new concept, some of us have not taken the time to figure out how to add social media share buttons to our PDFs. When I went looking for instructions, this...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 23, 2012
I created this short video for SnagIt users who want to know how to capture an image of a drop down menu. I discovered this neat little trick while creating a tutorial. I figured if I didn’t know if before now, someone out there is in the same boat. Capturing...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 11, 2012
Businesses go to great lengths to protect their best secrets from competitors. Non-compete agreements threaten Proprietary information is omitted Business writing is full of deleted text What if you shared those secrets? Would disaster occur? Would your...
by cam author | Jul 2, 2012
There is a reason Lynn Gaertner-Johnston’s blog pops up in the #1 Google spot when you type business writing. She’s good. Lynn is the founder of Syntax Training It’s a company that offers business writing courses for managers and...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 27, 2012
If you had the opportunity for a five-year, estimated $60 million contract, would you go for it? Is that a rhetorical question? This is a sad tale of how bad business communication lost the potential sale. The Money’s in the Details Imagine my surprise when I...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 26, 2012
Once again, Facebook has made a change you probably don’t know about – unless you picked it up from the blogosphere. Do you think the people that run Facebook are bored? Are the new multi-millionaires looking for things to do? Facebook changed your default...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 25, 2012
We love to slam bad business writing. It’s bad, boring, and barely read all over It’s annoying, pretentious and useless Admit it. We all use business jargon – even the pro writers. Don’t think so? Look at some of the jargon that made the...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 20, 2012
The online world has gotten some seasoning. A recent Pew Research Center study reports that for the first time, half of adults ages 65 and older are online. Okay, maybe they’re not shoving their grandkids aside to hit the internet. But, Pew states their...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 18, 2012
It’s amazing what goes on when you’re not paying attention. A 3-part series on QR Codes consistently grabs traffic How Do QR Codes Work and What Do You Need ranks the highest My ignorance of those bar-code thingies inspired the series. Apparently, I...
by Cathy Miller | Jun 13, 2012
Are you an old business writer? Do you remember when cc: meant carbon copy? Do you know what carbon paper is? Or worse – you used it I’ve admitted it – I’m an old business writer. I don’t mind telling the world It’s one of the perks...
