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Pluralses or Plurals’s – Learn to Pluralize Correctly

What's the plural form of "deer"? Do you know how to pluralize correctly? Getting it wrong, and having your error discovered means a loss of credibility. Forming plur...

Phone = Vehicle For Excellent Customer Service

What To Do and Say On the Phone We all use the phone.  But do you realize how important what you say on the phone is when you want to give an excellent Customer Service ...

Do you MANAGE? Do you SUPERVISE? Do you LEAD?

Management is the act or art of managing or directing for a purpose. Management is akin to administration; keeping control. It includes business dealings, negotiation, a...

Speech Preparation – Giving a Presentation

Do You Spend More Time Prepping Than Painting? Preparing to communicate effectively means that it will take more time in speech preparation than it will in delivery. Thi...

Epic Fail: Proofread Your Writing Before Going To Print

What is an "Epic Fail"? The term, "FAIL" is widely used as an Internet trope where people superimpose the word, "FAIL" on images of the unsuccessful, or that which does ...

Abbreviations: Should I Abbrev. or Abbreviate?

When it is appropriate to use abbreviations? When using abbreviations (or contractions, or acronyms), remember that it means that there is less formality in your communic...

Capital Ideas: Majuscules and Minuscules (Using Capital Letters)

Using Capital Letters Using capital letters properly is a sign of respect for your audience and subject. By not using, or misusing capital letters, your readers may thin...

Customer Service 101

Creating the right customer service image. “Service” simply means ”work done for another.“ What is Customer Service? At it's essence, it is assisting customers wi...

Reduce Wordiness. Be Concise.

An overload can slow things down.  This principle holds true with words. When communication is too wordy, readers “gray out.” It is time to reduce wordiness....