By Tim Conway As Adjunct Faculty at Chicago universities for the past decade, I have witnessed endless presentations. Being a generous grader who rounds-up, most productions barely earn a “C.” Reason for poor performance: Undergraduates/MBAs bore audience through over-use of “fillers.” Unfortunately, these bad habits carry forward to the workplace. A filler word or phrase…… Continue reading Words Matter: How To Speak With Authority
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Preview of PR Writing Tips Workshop
Thanks to Emma Finkbeiner, those not able to attend the 2015 PRSSA National Conference in Atlanta next month get this sneak peak of what Ryan McShane (RM) of Tattoo Projects and I will discuss during our session, “Writing Right: The Number One Skill Employers Want”. Emma is PRSSA publications editor, so our topic was a…… Continue reading Preview of PR Writing Tips Workshop
What No One Else Will Tell You
Calmetta Coleman Recently, a PR professor asked my thoughts about real-world skills that would be useful to her students. When I mentioned writing, she shared that her college students often turn in work with grammar and punctuation mistakes. She also said many students are surprised when she grades them on these errors and that…… Continue reading What No One Else Will Tell You