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Beth Terpening
9 business terms that gross me out
The second half of my job title is Cutter of C.R.A.P. The acronym stands for Corporate Rhetoric And Pomposity. My mission is…
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Beth Terpening
Got a communication problem? Cut the C.R.A.P.
If your organization has a communication problem, it’s probably not because you lack information. Nor is it likely due to…
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Beth Terpening
How about a game of 20 Questions?
When I was a restless kid enduring long drives in the back seat of my dad’s VW Beetle, Mom would…
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Beth Terpening
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 Terpening
I apologize for scrubbing “story” out of my messages
in Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 commentsWhenever I tell people what I do for a living—helping people bring storytelling and creativity into the workplace—I’m met with…
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Beth Terpening
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 Terpening
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 Terpening
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 Terpening
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 Terpening
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,…
