Ragan Insider Brian Conlin
One-word copy changes that will increase your ROI
Your vs. my. Do vs. don’t. Dollars vs. percentages. Minor modifications can have major mojo.
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Ragan Insider Diane S. Thieke
11 tips to become a stress-free content machine
Digital marketers must create and curate a lot of content to be heard amid the noise. Here’s how you can avoid feeling overwhelmed.
Ragan Insider Ian Griffin
10 storytelling guidelines from professional speakers
Presenters often rely on anecdotes and allegories, to significant effect. Here are some insights into how to do it well—and avoid potential pitfalls.
Ragan Insider Reba Hull Campbell
20 pieces of advice every young professional should follow
After 30 years in the working world, a onetime ‘big-haired career rookie’ offers tips and tactics for surviving and succeeding in the workplace.
Ragan Insider Ragan Staff
A look back: The top writing/editing stories of the year
Words to cut, use more, and know how to pronounce made the list of the most-popular stories on writing and editing this year.
Ragan Insider Amandah Tayler Blackwell
10 ways to improve your writing skills—quickly
Networking with other scribes and reworking your blog posts (and others’ published articles) will help; above all, though, write, write, write!
Ragan Insider Barb Sawyers
‘Awesome’: The most overused word in English
Join the anti-awesome movement and expand your vocabulary with these ‘amazing’ alternatives—45 of them.
Ragan Insider Steve Vittorioso
11 frequently botched AP style points
If you want to write a piece that a news outlet can publish without much tinkering, you’d be wise to master these terms—and the rest of the journalists’ bible.
Ragan Insider Steve Crescenzo
Guy Kawasaki is too ‘popular’ to stop autotweets during Boston bombings
Twitter guru Kawasaki didn’t shut down his automated tweets as news of the Boston Marathon tragedy unfolded. That did not sit well with this author—not at all.
Ragan Insider Jon Thomas
20 ways to jazz up your PowerPoint presentations
Here are 20 articles that will help you add some interest and pizzazz to your PowerPoint slides. Your future audiences will thank you.
Ragan Insider Michael Sebastian
Groupon CEO brutally honest in departing memo
Andrew Mason, the founder of Groupon who was ousted as CEO on Thursday, also yucked it up in the memo, which he shared via Twitter.
Ragan Insider Christina Mozaffari
5 ways a 14-year-old crushed an arrogant interviewer
Canadian activist Rachel Parent challenged TV host Kevin O’Leary to a debate on national TV and held her ground in the face of condescension and bellicose behavior.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
Coca-Cola digital chief: ‘Kill the press release’
By 2015, the press release will be a thing of the past at Coke, thanks to its new brand journalism website, which replaced its home page.
Ragan Insider Michael Sebastian
PR manager is the 5th-most-stressful job in America
Pour yourself a drink tonight—you deserve it. For the third straight year, a public relations job title has landed on CareerCast’s list of the 10 most stressful jobs.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
7 ways to make your body language win over audiences
Are you—or is your leader—losing audiences, no matter how great the text of the speech is? Gestures count. Try these techniques.
