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Beth Nyland
How a teeter-totter can help you craft a persuasive message
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication / / 0 commentsAs a kid on the playground, one of my favorite attractions was the teeter-totter. Maybe you called it a seesaw.…
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Beth Nyland
But I diverge …
When it comes to creative thinking, I identify as divergent. I can practice convergent thinking, which is to say that…
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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
Make magic with mashups
If my self-imposed job title weren’t already so long, I’d add the words “Daily Practice Junkie.” Since last month’s article…
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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.…
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Beth Nyland
In praise of Post-it® Notes
If you write at work, your first draft need not look anything like the final product. Rather than jumping into…
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Beth Nyland
A short list of phrases to SAY and STIFLE right about now
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / / 0 commentsThings are a mess right now. I’ll spare you a detailed description of “these challenging times” and instead offer a…
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Beth Nyland
Trigger phrases to torch in these challenging times
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / / 0 commentsThe other day I was lacing up my shoes to take my favorite podcast for a walk. The episode was…
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Beth Nyland
Stuck? Set yourself free with these ABCs.
You have something to say. Well, you’re supposed to have something to say. “They” expect you to have something to…
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Beth Nyland
Life lessons, one by one
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned …” It’s a phrase that makes you want run, right? Typically, those words are…
