Recycling content, highlighting historical employees and calling for contributions, the English language’s leading lexicon celebrates its past with a ‘globular organ of sight’ to the future.
Step on somebody’s toes? By all means, say you’re sorry. But are we expressing regret too often for minor transgressions?
Forget flowers. Get your valentine chocolate inscribed with a line from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ or perfume that smells like a paperback.
The mental drain of too many tasks will disrupt your creative flow. Get ample sleep, step away from the computer for a refreshing stroll, and, for Pete’s sake, have some fun.
The best-selling author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” has forged a global brand out of simplicity and organizational discipline. Communicators might want to take notes.
E.B. White helped turn a professor’s rhetorical manual into an international hit. A look at the abiding lessons of Strunk and White’s ‘The Elements of Style.’
Whether it’s accuracy or the call to action, you juggle multiple elements when you’re writing an internal story, a press release or a blog post. Checklists will keep your work sharp.
Waiting for writing inspiration to strike you make even the least superstitious wordsmiths reach for their lucky coin. Do you have any odd habits in your writing routine?
Puns, labels, gerunds and overall vagueness will have your potential audience staying away in droves. Instead, follow this guidance to increase clicks and retention.
Software can string words together, but it can’t draw people together with a tug at the heartstrings. AI and machine learning can, however, help with all that tedious research.
Hiring a writer or content producer is an important task for many communications leaders. Here’s what you should know about them before making an offer.
Sure, a book can spark ideas and inspiration, but your writing won’t actually improve until you start putting words on the page.
Just because the festivities are over doesn’t mean you shouldn’t treat yourself.
Communicators often have to broadcast a message they find unpalatable but inescapable. Here’s how to hold your nose and hit “send” —and keep your pride intact.
To get the words flowing, try starting at the end. You might also use a prompt, rewrite a classic, or craft a poem based on fodder from your spam folder.
