Most people don’t know anything about grammar. Nor should they. English grammar is a nasty business, and most of us just “do it by feel,” which usually works fine. However, there are a few very common grammar mistakes that everyone makes, including those of us who hold graduate degrees in English. They’re easy to fix, [...]
Archive for February, 2007
Effective meeting planning
Despite a previous post, sometimes meetings are neccessary (well, maybe not always neccessary but sometimes you’ve been directed to have one). Trying to coordinate a large number of people is quite difficult, especially trying to physically get them in one place at the same time on the same day. Recently, I found a great online [...]
Marketing for non-profits
In my marketing career, I’ve found over and over that non-profits always want to present themselves as poor and homeless. It is quite a tough sell to convince them that smart, modern and professional marketing and marketing materials will actually endear them to sponsors. The commonly held belief is that if they put something out [...]
Cyberspeak or just plain geek?
“If you’re SITD about what some of these e-mail FUA are all about, IMHO, they can be quite useful if used in the right way IYKWIM. OTOH, they can be a bit confusing if they are over-used. Below is a list of e-mail abbreviations which you’ll encounter here and there. TTYL.”
The above quotation is from [...]
Multimedia editing made easy
Recently while looking for a web solution I found some great web-based software. A company called www.conceptshare.com has come up with a great tool for reviewing multimedia (among other great applications). My working groups are not all located in one office, and for several projects I needed to get input from several individuals at once. [...]
