The 10 Commandments of Web Writing
Let's say you need a new webpage. Not a whole new website, just a page for your existing site. Maybe it's time to update "About Us," or maybe you have a new project or product [...]
5 Easy (?) Ways to Eliminate Jargon
A new subscriber wrote, "Our biggest challenge is how to communicate our complex, jargon-laden capacity building work in clear and compelling terms to policymakers and funders." Yes, that's a big challenge!
Still Feeling Peevish?
I thought I was running out of pet peeves after the first or second of these grammar-oriented e-letters, or maybe it was the third. But I'm not, and apparently neither are my readers. 1. Like [...]
Can You Lie an Egg?
I'm into communications strategy - the big-picture side of clear, effective communications. But my readers seem to be into grammar tidbits. I've gotten a lot of tweets and Facebook comments over my e-letters on usage [...]
5 More Pet Peeves
Four of these pet peeves were suggested by readers in response to my April e-letter, Write This, Not That. If your favorite doesn't appear in either list, send it along! 1. Imply vs. infer Some [...]