Ragan Insider Allison VanNest
Commas, semicolons, and colons—oh, my!
Specifics about how to use these three punctuation marks can be confusing. Here’s some help.
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Ragan Insider Allison VanNest
Commas, semicolons, and colons—oh, my!
Specifics about how to use these three punctuation marks can be confusing. Here’s some help.
Ragan Insider Jessica Levco
5 reasons why writers have the best vacations
If you’re looking for a travel buddy, ask somebody in your corporate communications department to go with you.
Ragan Insider Erin Feldman
Do you lay or lie down?
The key factor in which to use is whether there’s a direct object. Much of the confusion stems from the fact that ‘lay’ is the past tense of ‘lie.’
Ragan Insider Russell Working
How Discovery Communications turned comms flops into successes
Do employees snicker over that goofy video you made? Did the health week promotion fail? Don’t mope. Learn from your mistakes, as Discovery does.
Ragan Insider Laura Hale Brockway
7 tips to help you remember names
Whether you’re trying to impress a prospective client, networking to find a job, or meeting new co-workers, you don’t want to be caught forgetting someone’s name.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
5 ways LinkedIn can lead reporters to you
Think LinkedIn is just a job-hunting site? Wrong. You’d better figure it out as a tool for reaching the media, because your competitors already have.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
7 tips for writing a killer press release
A press release isn’t about clearing your desk or making the boss happy. It has just one goal: eliciting a call back from a reporter. Here’s how to do that.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
How an insurance company created a thriving internal network
American Family Insurance was known as a stodgy company. Then it started allowing comments and even ‘dislikes’ on its internal network.
Ragan Insider Steve Prosinski
Yammer reduces email deluge for Verizon employees
Verizon Wireless introduces the social media network to improve internal communications and reduce the quantity of emails that overwhelm employees.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
5 writing tips from Grammar Girl
‘Affect’ or ‘effect’? ‘Lay’ or ‘lie’? In an upcoming Ragan webcast, the renowned grammar maven offers pointers to keep these words straight. In honor of National Grammar Day, here’s a sneak preview.
Ragan Insider Steve Prosinski
How to demonstrate your value to your exec
Guidelines from leadership expert focus on key actions, words that will earn you trust, respect in company C-suite.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
150 clichés and ‘verbal crutches’ to avoid
Washington Post staffers list stock phrases and misused expressions to avoid, causing writers and communicators everywhere to cringe. Are the editors right?
Ragan Insider Russell Working
150 clichés and ‘verbal crutches’ to avoid
Washington Post staffers list stock phrases and misused expressions to avoid, causing writers and communicators everywhere to cringe. Are the editors right?
Ragan Insider Steve Prosinski
4 tips to increase audience engagement on social media
The integrated media team at MD Anderson Cancer Center defines its audience and finds its voice.
