Overused Words or Phrases
Each and every day we listen to words and phrases fly by us. I’m sure that you have heard many that as far as you are concerned they should be banned from speech. These are 6 of mine. Basically Some many people when they begin describing something begins by saying, “Basically it’s ….” Please leave [...]
Social Networks
The biggest craze today seem to be online social networks. A few years ago it was MySpace, then Face Book and now we are all in a Twitter. Social Networks are not new and in the future they will still be here, only in ways that some high school teen developer is only now imagining. [...]
It’s More than Dad’s Day
We are less than a week away from Father’s Day. Have you planned on what you may want to do with your Dad? Time passes too quickly and changes occur too fast. Enjoy the time you have with your Dad and life in general. It will all change in too quick of a time and [...]
Greening The Office
Follow The 3 R’s – Recycle, Reuse and Reduce Everything has a beginning and the simplest beginning to creating a greener office is to follow the 3 R’s. Some of the things that you can do is; Recycle toner cartridges and paper. (Shreadded paper can be recycled too). Use mugs and cups that display your [...]
Email Etiquette
Be polite Some people will send an email with a demanding tone. Emails to friends are all right to be silly, but professional emails should always be professional. Address them as seems proper, if in doubt don’t use first names, but titles. If responding back to someone who signed off with their first name, it’s [...]
To bring warmth into your workspace.
Pictures of love ones A smiling child or spouse will take your mind away from the pressures of work for a few seconds when you look upon them. As the saying goes a picture paints a thousand words. Something of yours that brings peace to your life If you enjoy painting, having one of yours [...]
For Better Business Writing.
Identify your audience Is this for your boss? A colleague? Or, as sometimes happens, colleagues with both technical and non-technical backgrounds? Your tone and message will likely differ depending on your audience, and you may need to revise your writing to address specific audiences. You may need to craft different summaries for different readers. Depending [...]
About Professional Networking
It’s as popular as it ever was Some people may feel that networking is “old school”, but in today’s ever changing business climate, it may actually be more important than ever. Uncomfortable in Crowds and Can’t Network Many people may be uncomfortable in crowds and believe that they can’t network. There are many different areas [...]
Some Thoughts
100 Days It’s not the first 100 days nor the last 100 days that are important. The important days are the ones in between. Our Country Whether or not we agree or believe in the the things that our county does, we believe in our country. Writing Writing is easy, making a living writing is [...]
Random Thoughts
A Thought Sometimes when you live life in the fast lane, you just have to make that extra effort to take your foot off of the gas petal and move to the slow lane. A Season At times the game may be over after the first inning, but sometimes it takes 163 games to make [...]
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