Category Archives: Editing

To Be a Better Writer, Accept Edits with Grace (5 Steps)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

When co-workers offer comments about something you wrote, do you accept their feedback with grace and ease or do you bristle like a threatened porcupine? If it’s the latter, be careful. You could get tagged as “difficult” — the Sean … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Being a Better Editor (Plus 5 Essential Tips)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

When you’re providing feedback on other people’s writing, do you ever get a nagging feeling that they’re angry or resentful? It may be because you’re being a jerk. You can’t help it. You weren’t trained to be an editor. People … Continue reading →

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Cut Your Writing to the Bone: 6 Tips

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Editing your own material is one of the hardest things for a writer to do. And it is a must-have skill in this attention span-challenged age. I was reminded of this as I prepare a couple of upcoming speeches. “Where … Continue reading →

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Write in the Morning

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Last week I urged people to do less quoting and more original thinking. So this is me taking my own advice. I always write best in the morning. I feel like as the day goes on we get steadily beaten down … Continue reading →

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If Your Company Can’t Communicate, What Can It Do?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

All corporate annual reports should come with a disclosure notice on the inside cover, detailing the amount of staff hours invested in creating the report and the number of drafts/rounds of approval it went through on its way to completion. … Continue reading →

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How to Spot the Words You Abuse and Overuse

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

I talked the other day about how writers squander their most powerful words and ideas by burying them. Just as bad is the opposite problem: growing overly fond and even dependent on certain words to the point we repeat them … Continue reading →

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