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Run-On Sentences & Fragments

Mistakes in your writing can cost you dearly.  Recently I heard one of my clients say that when she gets a resume containing errors, it goes immediately in the "unaccep...

Almost Heaven: Surviving a West Virginia Motorcycle Crash

By Dr. Richard J. Atkins People sometimes ask me why I go on Adventure rides alone. The answer is that it’s a great challenge to find a riding partner who can do what...

Self-Knowledge = Better Relationships

Do you remember the age-old line, "charity begins at home"? It’s a best-practice reminder to help yourself before helping those around you. You’ll be much more us...

Writing In Complete (or Incomplete) Sentences

Fragments and Run-Ons and Errors - Oh My! Writing In Complete--or Incomplete Sentences? To be sure any one sentence you write is correct and complete, ask yourself, "...

p[roofreading youre werk to mske sure thyre arent andy misakes

The term, "FAIL" has become widely used as an Internet meme where people superimpose the word, "FAIL" on images of the unsuccessful, or that which does not live up t...

Leadership, Management, & Supervision

Leadership is hard to define.  Ask different people to define leadership management or supervision, and you will get many interpretations, with each person stre...

Stage Presence: ENGAGE Your Audience

Stage Presence is charisma and charm that pulls the audience into the performance and commands attention. It is a performance skill that enables you to engage your audie...

Managing Audience Perception

Communication is a process. Merriam-Webster defines communication as the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or...

Everyone IS vs Everyone ARE? The Challenge of Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite pronouns are exactly what they sound like, they are pronouns for things that are vague or undefined. This type of pronoun ref...