Scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed right now is an exercise in nostalgia. My friends with school-age children are posting their back-to-school photos: ki...

News in the world of writing is rare. Yes, there's news about new books, news about magazine articles, news about Twitter posts (you know who you are), news ...

"Social media has spawned a generation of un-Strunk-and-White-ified people who appear to believe that punctuation is optional, that grammar is for the elderl...

No doubt that, if you're on Facebook and other social media, you've come across posts that encourage kindness in your everyday interactions. It's free. It's ...

We are rapidly approaching my very, very favorite time of year. Part of it is the beauty of everything. The rest of it is fond nostalgia. Years and years ago...

So excited! Last Tuesday I hosted Dining for Women at my house and we had 12 women attend! Even better, I just found out we raised $330 for "Women for Afgha...

I may sound like a broken record, but this article - once again - shows the importance of having a viable crisis communications plan. Don't ever assume you d...

Last night, I attended my first "Dining for Women" event. The concept is simple: A bunch of women friends/colleagues get together monthly for a potluck dinne...

Within the last month, I have found myself part of four different conversations about workplace communications "across generations" of workers within an orga...

Oregon's Woodburn School District just created a position for and hired a communications coordinator to "improve communications with parents and the communit...

"Genuine communication is much more than merely expressing an opinion or dumping information. It’s all about connecting: connecting with people’s hopes, drea...

As I've been reminding my colleagues for a few weeks, summer is a good time to look at your online presence (website, social media, etc.) to make sure all of...

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/06/23/small-town-american-newspapers-are-surprisingly-resilient?fbclid=IwAR3s6FWYqYxtD-IXk1SCqzDkRq-zvTlJ-xCocmM...

Help for all you Mac users out there - leverage macOS features for more error-free content: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-tweak-macos-autocorre...

https://muckrack.com/blog/2018/06/04/questions-pr-pros-should-ask-reporters?fbclid=IwAR0kqD5Bsc8IEPgbscVjEHefCfXzTsqHoyN00f0K0tgbCeol75gVhXYmzuY

"If you want to be heard, you have to help people cut through the noise and focus on what’s important. That requires additional signals that indicate that yo...

When I was a newspaper reporter, I often was torn between the pressures of my schedule and deadlines and the desire to give my interviewees the time and atte...