Writing

William Zinsser on Writing Well

10 Writing Tips from Legendary Writing Teacher William Zinsser I’m beginning to wonder how it is possible that I managed to successfully navigate a thirty-year publishing career without having actually...

Pausing for Effect: Seven Reasons Pauses Enhance Your Speeches and Presentations (and Eight Ways to Ace Them!)

Inexperienced speakers HATE the idea of “dead air” when they have command of an audience.  Why are so many of us so afraid of silence? Perhaps we fear the audience will consider us inept, or...

Persuasive Speechwriting: Six Solid Tips

I recently came across this article by Adam Frankel, former head speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and loved both the conversational style and the very practical advice he offers.  Here’s...