Quantcast
Channel: Observed » Writing
Browsing all 5 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Note to Editor: Back to Basics, Part 1

There are two things missing from this nice New York Times story about Katie Spotz, a spunky young Buckeye planning to row alone across the Atlantic this winter. The first may not be too obvious…unless...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How to Make a Client-Satisfaction Survey Pay Off

This clip offers six best practices for client-satisfaction interviews and surveys. Doug Stern outlines how to get the most out of your investment–and how to really set yourself apart. This clip goes...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Be whole-brained

Here’s one of the best bits of good-writing advice I’ve ever read…or heard.  She nails it.  While the context is cover letters for job seekers, it applies to just about everything written for...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Of spices, sentences and status

Sometimes, I remember I used to be an historian.  Or, at least trained as one. I caught myself thinking about the history of food the other day.  About what food tells us about ourselves.  Not so much...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

In defense of the liberal arts

“Hello.  My name is Doug, and I’m an art historian.” “Hi, Doug.” You may be wondering what makes me qualified to suggest in this blog or elsewhere how you might write better.  Much less to suggest how...

View Article

Browsing all 5 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images