PinnedMy Post-Covid ClassroomAlthough I’ve always tried to stimulate discussions in my upper-level business communication classes, it was never easy. It was…Dec 27, 2022Dec 27, 2022
PinnedUse Your Voice to Write: Active and Passive VoicesA few years ago, in the college business writing course I teach, I was discussing the fundamentals of active and passive voice and how…Jun 27, 2022Jun 27, 2022
PinnedMy Students Can’t Write: Here’s What I’m Doing About ItFive years ago, Joseph Teller raised several academic eyebrows when he questioned the effectiveness of current college composition…May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
PinnedWatch Where You Look: Book ReviewClearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World by Emily Balcetis (Ballantine Books, 2020, $15.70 at Amazon)Aug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021
PinnedThe Coaching Style of Management: Invoking the Inner GameIn 1950s America, it was practically a cultural imperative to think like a winner. The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale set the tone for a…Nov 18, 2021Nov 18, 2021
Good Business Writing Tells a StoryMake your business emails, letters, and reports clear, concise, and informative by thinking of them as telling a story. The best writing…Jun 26Jun 26