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Beth Nyland
If the answer you want is a question, change the (email) conversation
Dear Corporate Poet & Cutter of Crap: Last week I sent my team an email message about something important. As thorough…
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Beth Nyland
If your message were empty, would anyone notice?
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Social Media, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsWhile I was stewing about what to write for this month’s post, “Every TED Talk Ever” entered my line of…
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Beth Nyland
Ins and outs, ups and downs: wisdom for writing at work
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Writing / / 0 comments“Easy reading is damn hard writing.” I wish I had said that, but it was the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Regardless…
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Beth Nyland
Master Messenger League: multiply and communicate!
Congratulations! Through practice, focus, and sheer brilliance, you have developed an invaluable superpower—and a reputation for making your business look…
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Beth Nyland
Yes you CAN create image-rich presentations
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Visual Communication / / 0 commentsThe rusty-haired man from the third row was next in line to talk with me, scrolling Instagram while he waited.…
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Beth Nyland
How good questions turn your ignorance into an asset
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Spencer Grace, Writing / / 0 commentsSome people have all the answers. Not me. I have all the questions. A few days into my first job…
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Beth Nyland
4 ways you can use your imagination to reach your audience
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Spencer Grace, Writing / / 0 commentsWhen you say something at work—whether in writing, in conversation, or in a presentation—you need to know what you’re talking…
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Beth Nyland
5 things you can do to win the room with your next presentation
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsWhen you’re presenting, a good story will get you noticed, hold your audience’s attention, and inspire action. Make that a…
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Beth Nyland
Why aren’t you doing these 4 simple things to build your reputation?
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace / / 1 commentsDid you know that what you’re NOT doing can imperil what you are doing? As a writer, I spend hours…
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Beth Nyland
To write better, stop agonizing over these 4 things
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Spencer Grace, Writing / / 1 commentsWriting at work causes so much stress. So many questions. So much doubt. Is this comma in the right place?…
