07 Nov 2011 Speaking in Plain Language
Not long ago some people in our government decided it would be a good idea for government documents to be comprehensible. That is, they wanted the people who write government...
Not long ago some people in our government decided it would be a good idea for government documents to be comprehensible. That is, they wanted the people who write government...
Halloween! What a great holiday. Be someone else and eat candy. Being someone else seems to have great appeal, and we all know about the candy. Our Halloween transformation choices are...
I wish I had a command of the English language such that an abundance of interesting, appropriate words presented themselves for my use. I wish I had enough words in...
A career coach, a motivational speaker, and a nutritionist meet, and in talking about their work, they discover that they all give the same core advice to their clients: Know...
A recent question from a person in one of our courses: “Is it okay to apologize or admit error to someone who works for me? My supervisor told me it’s...
As any self-respecting 5 year old can tell you, questioning is a valuable communication tool. But for many people, the use of this device seems to fall off as we get...