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Beth Nyland
Your presentation headlines suck. Do better.
As the holidays approach, I’m refining a new party trick. Let me try it on you, right now. “I bet…
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Beth Nyland
Um, yes, you ARE creative
When people ask me what I do for a living, I say I’m a creativity consultant. The obvious comeback is,…
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Beth Nyland
In brainstorming, 39 is a powerful number
A decade ago, I accidentally invented a brainstorming rule. Scratch that. The only “rule” in brainstorming is that no idea…
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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
Innovators don’t make disclaimers
When it comes to creative communication, I am not fond of rules—unless I’m breaking them. I tweak templates, bust boundaries,…
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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
You can’t Kondo a business message. You have to Death Clean it.
Several years ago, people were raving about the KonMari method of decluttering and organizing. Attempting to jump on the bandwagon,…
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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
How a shrunken vocabulary can grow your creativity
My nephew texted me a few weeks ago: “Can I get your address? I’m getting you guys a game.” This…
