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Beth Nyland
Advice from smart small businesses in my tiny town
in Creativity, External Communication, Life & Business, Social Media, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication / / 0 commentsAbout a year ago, I relocated to a small Midwestern farm town called Geneseo, Illinois. It’s a picturesque little community…
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Beth Nyland
9 acronyms for a more enjoyable business vocabulary
So much workplace communication is just crap. Big words trying to sound smart and important. Vague words trying to obscure…
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Beth Nyland
Creativity requires optimism, so get off that struggle bus
“I thought it would be easy.” When Jill and I use this prompt as a warm-up exercise in our Story…
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Beth Nyland
Is that even a word? If you have to ask, change it!
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / / 0 commentsWhile Jill and I were guestcasting* on the Grounded Content podcast, Jill said: “You can take one piece of content…
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Beth Nyland
Ready to record your meeting? Not so fast …
in Creativity, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 comments“Hold on … let me start recording.” In the past few weeks, I’ve heard this phrase even more than the…
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Beth Nyland
22 for 2022: a list of C.R.A.P. words to eliminate this year
A few months ago, Jill noticed a shift in my writing style. “It’s very in-your-face,” she said. “You sound a…
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Beth Nyland
Preparing to present? Pick up these pointers, pronto!
‘Tis the season for high-stakes presentations. Nearing year-end, many of us are preparing to report on results, launch new programs,…
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Beth Nyland
Are Unspoken Loudspeakers interfering with your message?
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 comments“What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you are saying.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Shhhh! I’m trying to…
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Beth Nyland
If your statement is C.R.AP., what good will it do?
Statements seem to be in high demand. Vision statements. Mission statements. Purpose statements. Positioning statements. So. Many. Statements. Before writing…
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Beth Nyland
Is it cheating to manufacture Q&A?
Dear Corporate Poet & Cutter of C.R.A.P.: After all these months of practice, we’re finally pretty comfortable with virtual meetings.…
