Donald Trump, grade level, and your financial writing
Donald Trump’s appeal has surprised many observers of presidential elections. Love him or hate him, you can’t ignore his presence. Part of his appeal rests on his use of plain language, according to a recent article. That’s something financial professionals should note because of its implications for your writing. Trump speaks at a fourth-grade level, […]
Hey, loser, quit @ naming people to promote yourself
I enjoy exchanging tweets with people. I’ve made friends and learned things from these exchanges. But I get annoyed when people repeatedly tweet at me only to promote themselves and content that they’ve written. Here’s an example of what I dislike: Hey @susanweiner, read our great blog post at http://… Their using my Twitter name—my […]
Top posts from the third quarter of 2015
Check out my top posts from the last quarter! The top post targeted investment commentary writers. The other posts offered a mix of practical tips on writing (#3, 5, 10), blogging (#4, 7, 9), and email (#2, 6, 8). Are financial predictions too risky for investment commentary writers?—this post sparked lots of discussion. Please join […]
Writing tip: Make your sentences more powerful!
Make your sentences more powerful with the writing tip you’ll learn in this short video. It’ll take you less than two minutes to learn a valuable lesson. This is a tip that I share in my presentations on “How to Write Investment Commentary People Will Read” and “Writing Effective Emails.” Contact me to learn how […]
Improve your email subject-line vocabulary with “The Hamster Revolution”
Boosting the power of your email subject lines is the best way for most people to boost the effectiveness of their emails. It’s a focus of my email presentations. In this post, I share subject-line tips from The Hamster Revolution: Stop Info-Glut—Reclaim Your Life! by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, and Tim Burress. Some of their […]