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Writing Your First Book: Lessons from The Lean Startup

Deirdre Breakenridge

What is the hardest part about writing a book?”. Will people read the book? Most writers I have come across tell me writing a book is both extremely rewarding and at the same time one of the biggest challenges they have ever taken on. Will my ideas resonate with anyone?

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The Ins & Outs of Book Writing

Karen Freberg

Writing is a big part of my life. I write A LOT for my work, but also personal life as well. Of course, writing comes in all shapes and sizes – but it has become one of the main skills necessary for my work as a professor. However, this is not all of the writing we do as professors. Why do I bring this up?

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Book review: Strategic Communication Management

Stephen Waddington

The book is still available as a re-print for around £10. It’s an excellent book that remains a standout text about the contribution of public relations to management. The book opens with an executive summary, a charter if you like, that sets out the developing role of public relations in management.

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Book Review: Copywriting is… by Andrew Boulton

Stephen Waddington

An exceptional book about the craft of writing. There are few books written about the craft of advertising, marketing, and public relations. Amazon’s shelves are bursting with books about management and process, but there’s few about practice. This makes Andrew Boulton’s book Copywriting is… unusual. There’s more.

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Book Review: Communicate in a Crisis

Stephen Waddington

The book is split into three sections. The first two, focusing on the digital realm, make the book stand out from other crisis management manuals. It’s manna for anyone writing a crisis comms plan. It’s manna for anyone writing a crisis comms plan. People are as crucial as plans throughout this book.

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Book Review: Social Media for Strategic Communication By Karen Freberg

Deirdre Breakenridge

One of the best ways to kick off the New Year is with a good book that offers great guidance and takes a deep dive into being more strategic with your storytelling. There are so many reasons why I like this book and would recommend it to students, professors and professionals.

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8 Writing Tips I’m Thankful for This Year

PRSay

That means that if you write at the 11th-grade reading level, then you’ll miss 97 percent of Americans. Most writers spend very little time getting ready to write, more time writing and the most time fixing what they’ve written. But comma-jockeying ain’t writing, and the result is some pretty tepid prose.

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