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The 7 Top Writing Tips You Need to Know About for 2024

PRSay

If so, then join PRSA and Ann Wylie at one of their 2024 writing classes. You’ll learn to write better headlines, leads, stories and more. Whatever your plans/goals/intentions are for 2024, these writing resolutions will help you achieve them: 1. So how can you best bring more human intelligence to your writing?

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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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Crisis Communications & Social Media When “It” Hits the Fan

PRSay

To be an expert in crisis communications you have to move your organization at the speed of Twitter when “it” hits the fan. Do you really want someone known as @shroomy0021 managing your corporate communications? Meanwhile, near my home, a massive chemical plant explosion killed two and injured 114. It’s time to face the music.

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The Best Business Storytelling Posts from 2014 (Part II)

Ishmael's Corner

The Skewering of Rikk Wilde and His MVP Award Communications Misses Two Points : Like most San Francisco Giants fans, I was soaking in the post-game show after the World Series ended when Rikk Wilde entered the screen to present the MVP award on behalf of Chevrolet. I ran this shard of knowledge by a colleague over a bowl of pho.

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Getting an Edge; Why Your Elevator Speech is Crucial to Job Search

PR Job Coach

Writing and committing to memory a thirty second elevator speech is one of life’s most difficult tasks even if you are a communications professional. Grab your favorite beverage , writing instrument of choice, your favorite easy chair and a relaxed mindset.

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Why Online Reputation Insults Feel So Good to Attackers

Reputation Specialist Michael Toebe

If we write a demeaning comment and it is rewarded with likes and positive feedback, the social approval can result in the release of dopamine or oxytocin and that feels good. Writing in Psychology Today What Christine Marie , Ph.D., Punishing an individual that violates our ideology can feel positive. Christine Marie, Ph.D.

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Stop with the hocus pocus – employee communications is for muggles

PR Conversations

A European internal communications veteran explains: In order to help organisations use communications to get results , practitioners should call on simple skills and experience —not a book of runes, silver bullets or magic fairy dust. ” We need to shed some light on employee communications. By Liam FitzPatrick, FCIPR.

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