If only high schools and colleges would adopt this book and its approach. Writing for school has become too structured; it's no wonder we struggle with creativity. When can we see a sequel with more examples? We need a lot of help breaking years of bad writing habits with great laughs along the way. It's not often a book comes along that's a pleasure to read while it teaches.
Meryl K. Evans is the content maven (AKA writer, editor, researcher, word gal, CEO, and UFO) behind meryl.net. She's the author of Brilliant Outlook Pocketbook and co-author of Adapting Web Standards. Meryl has been blogging since June 2000. …
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter's Guide
It's Monday. Time to hit the pause button on your personality and get ready for the next meeting because, for the next five days, we'll be speaking the language of business. And, from bloated jargon ...
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1 - demabloggery
This is an innovative, solution-based post.
2 - ochairball
business people speak jargon, indeed, but any decent journalist would never use the words "utilize," "synergy," etc. It's their job to break down the jargon.
3 - Kare Anderson
I, too, loved this book - so I googled the title to find other like-minded people who's writing I might enjoy - and found you. I'll come back to read more because, as a speaker and author I still find that I am often my own worst enemy re clarity and brevity. Thank you!