Bulldog Reporter shared a list of words to eliminate from one’s writing, specifically for public relations. To this list, I add my own. State of being verbs: is, are, has been – the entire conjugated set of verbs from “to be.” The utility of using these words does not make up for their utter lack [...]

A piece I wrote for the latest, greatest online publication for public relations and communication professionals has been accepted and is scheduled to appear later in December on The Agency Post. I’ll be in great company, with some well-known contributors, including one from down the road in Rochester (Mike McDougall of McDougall Travers Collins). I [...]

I had the idea to create a course that would reflect on some of the very pressing needs in the communication industry for clear and creative writing skills. Here is an outline for a little course I like to call Writing for Electronic Media. It’s not the first time this has been taught, nor is [...]