Avoid the Dreaded 96 Slides Syndrome
Everyone loves to use video or a PowerPoint slideshow in their presentation. But many times, when I hear "And now we're going to watch a video or a slide show," my eyes glaze over. Videos are a little easier to…
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Editorial Services provided for Carter Financial Management
http://carterwealth.com/2014/11/ Carter Financial Management, led by president Bill Carter, provides a collaborative, client-centered approach to wealth management building on trusted, long-term relationships to more effectively invest each client’s wealth according to their unique needs and objectives. I love editing their…
Miller Consulting writes ULI North Texas TAP Report
The Urban Land Institute North Texas, http://northtexas.uli.org"> provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities. Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs) provide expert, multidisciplinary advice to local governments, public agencies and nonprofit organizations facing complex…
New Issue of Baylor Nursing School Magazine Hits the Web!
The new issue of Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing magazine is out,http://www.baylor.edu/nursing/index.php?id=79711. This issue features stories on how Baylor nurses serve, including the story "A Heart for Missions".
Does Writing Give You the Heebie-Jeebies?
Does writing give you the heebie-jeebies? Skilled writing is a career and business necessity. Working with an experienced and skilled writer can make the difference between a successful presentation and a failed one. Miller Consulting can help with I Need…
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Writing is 3/4 of the Game Today
The Vision Forum's No-Hate event was featured in The Dallas Morning New's NeighborsGo section. If you want a feature, you'd better be able to write it!
Client Receives $25,000 grant from Hillcrest Foundation
Reading & Radio Resource recently received a $25,000 grant from the Hillcrest Foundation in support of Reading's Vision 2050 Campaign. Vision 2050, a $500,000 campaign, addresses infrastructure, technology, and program excellence needs. The Vision 2050 Case Statement and proposals are…
Sunday School Isn’t What It Used to Be
My many years of torturously boring Sunday School lessons made this story a joy to write, "Sunday School Isn't What It Used to Be" on NeighborsGo.com, www.neighborsgo.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=5&post_id=70628
“Eat Your Vegetables” of professional skills
Good writing and proper spelling are the "eat your vegetables" of professional skills. Job search hints always emphasize writing and spelling and college applications require excellent writing skills, but I think they are tremendously undervalued in the general culture. Schools…
Thinking with Words
My son's teacher recently told me that my son's ability to "think with words" was outstanding. My knee-jerk immediate thought was "How else would one think but with words?" But there are several ways to think - spatially like engineers…
Martin Luther, The Reformation & Other Everyday Things
It's not every day I have the chance to write about Martin Luther, The Reformation, and the organ building tradition in Northern Germany! Writing this story about The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration's new organ was a treat.
Writing the editorial
Writing editorials and opinion columns requires several skills at once – the ability to write succinctly, maybe even entertainingly, tightly structured, and in the voice of your client. This leads us to perhaps the most important skill after basic writing…
Feature Writing
Feature writing offers a chance to more fully explore an issue and to tell a compelling a story. It’s also a chance to bore the reader after the first page if attention is not paid to story arc. The CliffDweller…
Interviewing and Article Writing
Newsletters can help cement team spirit within a company, an organization, or among its constituents, but only if the newsletter communicates news people want to read. People want to read interesting stories about other people. Interviewing and writing these stories…