Reader challenge: What’s the writing lesson from Physicians Mutual?

02/11/10 7:27 AM

You’re getting smarter about writing investment and financial communications, so I’m giving you a challenge: watch this video and then tell me what lesson it teaches writers.

I look forward to hearing from you!

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2 Comments on “Reader challenge: What’s the writing lesson from Physicians Mutual?”

  1. Russell Says:

    Avoid industry jargon at all costs! I have a slide in a presentation I’m doing on Tuesday titled Industry Nonsense – with images representing some of our worst words – “Dead cat bounce”, & “Hot waitress indicator”…

  2. Susan Weiner CFA Says:

    Russell,

    You’ve got it!

    “Hot waitress indicator”? I’d never heard of that one, so I Googled it and your blog post(http://blog.mc-ws.com/index.php/2010/07/07/what-do-hot-waitresses-dead-cats-and-paris-hilton-have-in-common/) popped up. It was entertaining and informative.

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