by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 17, 2021 | Writing/How to Write
One of the most common questions I get from coaching clients is, "how can I improve my writing quickly?" There are lots of answers to that question. Working on any of the 6 traits of good writing will improve your product. Picking the one tactic that would deliver the...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 10, 2016 | Writing/How to Write
Language matters. I know you know that. So do I. But there's nothing like being around people who seem to not know that, or not know it well enough, to send remind us of the impact of not speaking or writing carefully. Words have power. So much that sometimes...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | May 6, 2014 | Networking, Writing/How to Write
I've written a lot about word choice. Today though, I'm turning the reins over to Hunter Thurman. His Fast Company article signs the light on an almost unconscious word choice we all make (I know I do!): the word "so". Starting a sentence with that tiny little word...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 18, 2013 | Best Practice, Blogs & Blogging, Content & Content Operations, Writing/How to Write
Happy birthday, Peter Mark Roget! In honor of the thesaurus king’s natal day, I thought I’d write about word choice. I have long loved the thesaurus. (According to the inscription in the well-worn copy of The Young Person’s Thesaurus, I got my first one in 1971 when I...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | May 27, 2009 | Best Practice, What-Not, Writing/How to Write
Last week, we did a presentation on opinion/persuasive writing for Leadership Triangle. It was a great session, both from our perspective and from the evaluations. But I did pick up on something interesting. Though I couched the class and all the discussions in terms...
