Grammar Flash: “Stop Clubbing, Baby Seals”
Here are a few biggies in the grammar department.
Posts Tagged: writing
That’s All She Wrote: Lessons Learned as a Featured Blogger
Here are some of the lessons I learned over the past three months of blogging.
The Card That Turbocharges Your Relationships
Handwritten notes can go a long way toward strengthening your relationships with others and keeping your network active.
11 Groups That Will Improve Your Storytelling Skills
Good leaders are always storytellers. People who knew Abraham Lincoln admired his storytelling skills from the days of his youth. Even if you’re new to public speaking, you too can develop your own storytelling ability. I’ve already written about the 10 Essential Elements of a Successful Story and about the 108 Most Persuasive Words inRead… Read more »
Meet GovLoop’s Featured Bloggers!
Last month, we put out a call for our fifth round of GovLoop Featured Bloggers – and you responded with amazing enthusiasm. Over 100 people from all walks of government and industry life sent in great ideas for posts, about everything from technology challenges in city government to using Twitter to monitor food safety in yourRead… Read more »
Memos, Meetings, and Memes: Communicate ALL THE WAYS
When was the last time you savored every word in a five paragraph-long email? Or managed to endure an hour-long meeting without zoning out at least three times? Just because your answers were “never” to both of those questions doesn’t mean you have an abnormally poor attention span; it means that there is a disconnectRead… Read more »
Medium: Is It The Perfect Fit for Government?
This week, the popular self-publishing platform Medium becomes officially available to federal agencies. Hold up. Medium is not just a publishing platform. It’s social media. It’s a community. It’s a writing tool. It’s a story distribution network. It’s a content management system, or CMS. It’s not a CMS. It’s journalism. It’s a blog. It’s a magazine. It’s a publication. It’s aRead… Read more »
Blogging is So Misunderstood: 8 Things Everyone Should Know
I recently started working with two new clients on website projects, and both of them were adamant that they did not want to include blogging on their sites. They viewed blogs as too personal, informal, and unprofessional, and were concerned they would attract spammers and trolls. Their concerns have merit of course, and the negativeRead… Read more »
For Federal Employees Wishing to Write, Market & Publish Your First Book
May I ask you a personal question? If you don’t mind, take a few minutes to look back over the past five years of your life. Are you now where you’d thought you’d be now that it’s five years later? Be honest. Have you: Started that great business you had in your head five yearsRead… Read more »
Calling All Writers! Be a GovLoop Featured Blogger
Thanks for all of your submissions. The application is now closed. At GovLoop, we pride ourselves on our community. There are over 200,000 of you — government employees, industry partners, and knowledge experts — who are extremely engaged. You comment on nearly a thousand posts and discussions each month. You talk to each other inRead… Read more »