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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
Sprint, stroll, or stride … what’s your creative pace?
“When it comes to creative work, I have a pace in mind. But lately, about the only pacing I’m doing is…
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Beth Nyland
Want to be a more creative communicator? Contain yourself!
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsI call myself The Corporate Poet and Cutter of Crap. I have tattoos and a nose ring. And I wear…
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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
If you use email, I wish you all the best …
in Life & Business, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsA rhyming blessing for everyone who uses email to get things done … May your WiFi be strong and your…
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Beth Nyland
Why zero is a perfectly reasonable wordcount goal
To the delight or (more accurately) dismay of participants, when Jill Pollack and I are leading Story Mode workshops, we…
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Beth Nyland
Must the planets align for your process to prevail?
After weeks of procrastinating, Emma finally started her scholarship application Thursday afternoon. Filling in the blanks was easy. Then came…
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Beth Nyland
Honest answers & workable widsom: how real creatives get out of their own way
in Creativity, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsThis is the view from my office chair today: It’s a familiar scene. Dash frequently sits, stands, or lounges…
