You know the feeling of not wanting to get out of bed in the morning? There’s a word for that. How about saying a word so many times it loses meaning? Yep, there’s a phrase for that, too.
Real-life situations demand straightforward messages. Why not apply that urgency to conveying your thoughts and insights at work? Here’s guidance on weeding out overblown phrasing.
Slam dunk. Knocking it out of the ballpark. Going for a Hail Mary. Don’t let these overdone sports metaphors turn you into a walking cliché.
Homophone confusion. Hyphen traps. Errors in parallel construction. We may feel we know them all, but why do communications pros keep goofing up?
Content marketing at its best is not about shilling for a brand but rather conveying expert information from or about the specialists in your organization. Learn, assimilate, simplify.
Oxford English Dictionary’s quarterly update is an ode to the words of today’s youth. Common slang and coinages by children’s author Roald Dahl top the list. Here are insights and highlights.
What do corporate programmers and corporate communicators have in common? More than you think.
Minor grammar mishaps may not get you into serious trouble, but other errors can. Beware these horrible proofreading missteps.
Forget ‘stichomythia’ or ‘succedaneum’—here are words that many struggle to spell in press releases and other communications copy.
The medical officer is known for using figures of speech to express his thoughts—but his quirky analogies and other turns of phrase are often more humorous than insightful.
Twitter, a phone call, looking up a key detail, Facebook, coffee and a scone, and the archvillain email—all these can and will distract you and undermine your flow. Heed this advice.
Want to see your insightful prose in all its glory on Huffington Post, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Inc. or this very website? Here’s what you need to know to take those first crucial steps.
These tomes can help you brush up on fundamentals, gain insights from prolific novelists or learn how and where to peddle your prose.
Hate corporate jargon? This infographic reveals which words and phrases have increased in popularity, as well as witty quips about how horrible they are.
Though these phrases serve as a shorthand among PR pros, they don’t mean the same things to everyone else, including clients.
