25 words you may be saying incorrectly

25 words you may be saying incorrectly

“AM-blee-ance” “puhss-GEH-tee” “pee-buh-JEH-wee” These are pronunciations a toddler might use for “ambulance,” “spaghetti” and “peanut butter and jelly.” Ok, I’m talking about my toddler specifically — and yet, I know exactly what he’s referring to when he...
Kiss bad PowerPoints bye-bye

Kiss bad PowerPoints bye-bye

All kinds of “YES” to this Seth Godin e-book we recently stumbled upon, “Really Bad PowerPoint (And How to Avoid It).” It’s available for download here: http://www.sethgodin.com/freeprize/reallybad-1.pdf We learned of the e-book through a...
The one word you should never use to start an email

The one word you should never use to start an email

“The New York Times”‘ weekly “Corner Office” column features corporate executives on leadership, and the recent column on Jonathan M. Tisch, co-chairman of the board of the Loews Corporation (Loews Hotels & Resorts), piqued our...
I survived another meeting …

I survived another meeting …

Chances are, you’ve seen someecards.com or countless others’ memes along the lines of, “I survived another meeting that should have been an email.” When there are multiple Etsy stores selling t-shirts and mugs with the slogan, you know there...
En vs. em vs. hyphens

En vs. em vs. hyphens

I’m talking about dashes — the under-utilized cousin of parentheses and commas — and their often confused, more distant relative, the hyphen. Hyphens (-) are the easiest to type quickly on your computer or mobile keyboard. They’re just one keystroke, no shortcuts, no...