I’ve had a Bodyline week, except with none of Bradman’s finesse: challenges and opportunities have been hurtling towards me at 150kph and all I’ve been able to do is swing wildly at them, hoping they didn’t conk me on the head. But still: I swung, all the while wondering what was happening to my comfort… Continue reading Get back in your comfort zone!
Author: violeta
The Better Copy Lifesaver
It’s the same old story: you start writing your communications or marketing material, and before you know it, you’re drowning in words. I know you are, because almost every day I get an SOS from someone who wants me to chart their course in composition, or make sure that what they’ve written is shipshape, or… Continue reading The Better Copy Lifesaver
Let’s face it: you’re not that important
Just recently, my redoubtable friend Joy, who is African-American, posted a picture to her Facebook wall. It was on racial “microaggressions“: words and actions that communicate an inequitable view of races other than your own. Joy has reason to post stuff like this, and I understand the hope that in eliminating microaggressions, we could well… Continue reading Let’s face it: you’re not that important