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Beth Terpening
What does the bot say? Ideally, NOTHING in these 5 crucial communication zones.
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Writing / / 0 commentsA month ago, I published a tiny video lesson proclaiming that AI stands for ALMOST intelligent. I take inordinate pride…
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Beth Terpening
How to detox your outbox
I thought by now email would be a thing of the past. I guess I imagined it would go the…
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Beth Terpening
How 3 minutes of writing can change your workday
Would you like to be known as a person who solves problems, inspires progress, and gets sh*t done at work?…
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Beth Terpening
What qualifies as a “story”?
We tried not to talk about work. It was Saturday, for crying out loud! But over coffee this weekend, my…
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Beth Terpening
Measuring = Paying Attention
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 commentsLast week Jeff Herrington told me about a clever set of metrics he created to help businesspeople master the lessons…
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Beth Terpening
Roadside Minions are motivating mentors
in Creativity, Life & Business, Social Media, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsLast week my husband took his camera on an image-seeking adventure across the plains. Since starting his full-time gig as…
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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
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
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,…
