Bulletin - Weltchek Writes

The Benefits of Collaborative —or Tag-Team—Writing

Categories: Prepare
| On January 8, 2019

Writing is hard, even for people like me who make a living doing it, so sometimes it helps to have a writing partner. I’m not talking about an editor who... [Read more]

Resource Optimization?

Categories: Edit
| On December 19, 2018

This installment of Say It Better Say It Right comes from a corporate press release that announced a new CFO and included highlights of her track record.

Compliment or Complement?

Categories: Review
| On December 11, 2018

Which of the following sentences features a word that’s being used incorrectly? Use images that complement and reinforce your message and convey a real-world look and feel. This new offering... [Read more]

Not Everything Is a Journey

Categories: Write
| On November 27, 2018

“In the past, chief executives might have waxed about paradigm shifts and bleeding-edge technology, but ‘journey’ has lately been the go-to word in corporatespeak.” That line appeared in a recent... [Read more]

How to Write Holiday Greetings—Correctly

Categories: Write
| On November 13, 2018

The holidays are upon us and with them lots of opportunities to wish people well. Putting those wishes to paper correctly, however, can be tricky. Is it, for example, Best wishes... [Read more]

This installment of “Say It Better Say It Right” comes from an ad campaign for UBS.

Categories: Edit
| On November 7, 2018

When to Dash: The Difference Between Commas, Parentheses, and Dashes in Punctuating Parenthetical—i.e., Extra—Information

Categories: Review, Uncategorized
| On October 30, 2018

I’ve written many bulletins about dashes—America’s favorite punctuation mark—but today’s edition focuses on the overlap between a pair of dashes (like the ones I just used), commas, and parentheses. All... [Read more]

Empathy Is Key to Effective Communication—Writing Included

Categories: Prepare, Uncategorized
| On October 17, 2018

“Communication doesn’t take place because you tell somebody something. It takes place when you observe them closely and track their ability to follow you.” Alan Alda wrote that in his... [Read more]

How to Use the Ellipsis

Categories: Review
| On October 3, 2018

“Why do you want to quit smoking?” the interviewer asked two groups of people. “I want to breathe more easily in the morning …” “I don’t want other people knowing... [Read more]

Hone In or Home In?

Categories: Review
| On September 18, 2018

“They thought it was best to keep a lower profile and hone in on their specific policy areas.” That’s what Sarah Huckabee Sanders had to say this summer about Ivanka... [Read more]

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