Losing someone is never easy. The complaint that follows is a process with no time limit. Many people join support groups designed to help those who are grieving, to give them a voice about what their grief is like. In today’s technological world, more and more people are joining these groups online, either through a specific site like Grief Share […]
Executives from Fortune 100 companies are leading their organizations to hold more meetings using electronic conferencing software (eg, Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, WebEx). Technical communicators worry that the limitations of the medium will severely diminish the effectiveness of their presentations. They want to prepare themselves to develop and run electronic meetings that are engaging, interactive, and motivating. I believe that […]
The comings of our own Solar System come shrieking into the brilliant light and molten heat of the inner regions, fleeing from their birthplace in a frigid and dark realm far, far away. In this mysterious region of perpetually cold twilight, the icy, glowing cometary nuclei of our own Solar System linger as relics of an ancient era when planets […]
Marketing is one of the two key priorities in business. Without it you have no business. It’s not something you should ever relinquish full control of in your own business. You want and need to be in touch with your customers and their desires, fears, and goals, as well as how they want information from you. For that reason, you […]
The US federal government runs on a different schedule than most companies. While many consumer-focused businesses or businesses that sell to other businesses are pushing to “make the numbers” before the calendar year ends on December 31, the federal government is ahead of the curve because October 1 is the new federal fiscal year. While you may not hear the […]
Have you ever noticed how difficult it is for companies to get the word out to their employees? Talk to almost any senior executive or HR leader and you’ll discover that in companies of 5 or companies of 50,000, getting the right information to the right people at the right time is a persistent problem. Talking to and with each […]
What do you think about the title question? We need to fight for a balance for our new generation. Read on to find out what I mean. Children of the new generation are learning to play video games or use the computer at a young age, while we don’t get to use them until we are in our twenties or […]
Education is said to be empowering, and it is true of knowing and overcoming the debilitating effects of a single symptom. No matter what the symptom of any type of anxiety disorder is, however, there is always a solution, which may be a combination of medication or the application of psychotherapy principles or both. Here are some anxiety disorder symptoms […]
Stepping out of the shadows where Minigore left off, this sequel is a never-ending gore fest that provides hours of fun for the whole family (except perhaps the little ones). When you go out into the world, there are little zombies everywhere. You don’t have to go looking for them, they find you, from all directions! But fear not, because […]
Online sales are on the rise due to the changing buying habits of today’s consumers, those under 30 who were entering their teens or had just graduated from college when the Internet boomed in the mid-1990s. This is the generation that spends most of their time reading and sending Twitpics, shout-outs, reposts or jejespeak on their FB, Flickr, tumblr and […]
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