Tips
These brief articles give you advice on a number of communications topics. (These pages are in my old Web site format. Click the Back button on your browser to return to this page. These pages will be migrated to my blog soon.)
Technical Writing Tips
- Be a user advocate
- Be careful what information you put online
- Be consistent
- Describing menus
- Develop a style guide
- How to prepare for translation
- Include prerequisite steps
- Index tips
- No idiot users…
- Remember the 7±2 rule
Creative Writing Tips
- Avoiding Stereotypes
- “Burn at the First”
- Creating an Exciting Villain
- Motivate Your Characters
- Overcome Writer’s Block
- The Perfect Ending
- The “Who Gives a…” Test
Speech Writing Tips
- Adding humor to your speeches
- Handling controversial subjects
- Inspiring your audience
- Saying what you’re going to say…
Preparation Tips
Delivery Tips
- Controling ah’s and um’s
- Dealing with a scratchy voice
- Improving your speeches by using video
- Maintaining eye contact
- Lessons from the Academic Decathlon
- Speaking to a large audience
- Using the pause that refreshes
Interpersonal Communications Tips
- Asserting yourself
- Coaching to improve performance
- Conversing with ease
- Negotiating by using win-win
