Category Archives: storytelling
Organizational Communication Resources
Stories of Organizational Communication, Final Post Geri’s question: Do you have any good resources you can share? A book that I absolutely recommend is “On Writing Well,” by William Zinsser. … Continue reading
Should I Proofread Everything? Even Texts?
Stories of Organizational Communication – Part 7 Geri’s question: What about texting in terms of today’s topic of revising one’s writing? One of the students in the Organizational Communication class made … Continue reading
Better Writing Through Rewriting
Stories of Organizational Communication, Part 6 Geri’s question: How can I (or anyone) become a better writer thru revising my writing? How can I become better at anything? How does one … Continue reading
Finding Your Voice As A Writer
Stories of Organizational Communication, Part 5 Geri’s question: It seems to me that having a writing ‘style’ is all about finding your voice as a writer. What thoughts do you have … Continue reading
Can There Be Unbiased Messaging?
Stories of Organizational Communication, Part 4 Geri’s question: In the 3P’s section of the text, focus is directed towards unbiased messaging. Can we really get away from this in today’s … Continue reading
Positive Impressions
Stories of Organizational Communication, Part 3 Geri’s question: In your writing, do you grapple with ensuring that you incorporate “positive impressions”. What does that look like? Early in my career, … Continue reading
The “You” Attitude
Stories of Organizational Communication, Part 2 Geri’s question: Our text stresses the “you” attitude. What is your perspective on this? Any illuminating stories to illustrate your point? So there I am, … Continue reading
Stories on Organizational Communication
A friend of mine from ASTD-Orange County, Geri Girardin, asked me to be a guest speaker for her Organizational Communication class at Cal State Dominguez Hills. It was a new … Continue reading
It’s 2011 — do you know what your towel is?
May I be the first to wish you a happy Towel Day, and hope that your towel is within arm’s reach. For those not firmly steeped in the Hitchhiker’s lore, … Continue reading
An Olympic Observation
There’s nothing like an Olympics to give trainers sports metaphors and compelling analogies to use in the classroom. So I’ve been getting caught up in the drama that is the … Continue reading
