How is writing like swimming?
How is writing like swimming? I swim a mile several times a week, and have been doing so for years. That’s 72 laps. Every time I swim, I go about four laps and then a little voice in my head says,...
View ArticleWriting an Executive Summary
What is an executive summary? Is it really just a wrap-up of the contents of an entire report or proposal? Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t. Before writing one, the first question relates to its...
View Article10 Tips to Be a Better Business Writer
On April 13, 2011, Jeff Haden published the following article on BNET.com. His points are well taken, so I am sharing them here with the author’s permission....
View ArticleOvercoming Pride of Authorship
Let’s face it: No one likes to have work corrected. We dream that people will say, “It’s brilliant! It’s perfect! Let’s run with it.” But that doesn’t always happen. In fact, it is much more common to...
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