I Want to Thank the Academy… a Language Rant
Guest post by Mary Barber
“I want to thank you for being here today …”
“I would like to ask you to do this for me …”
I don’t know about you, but people wanting to thank me/do things for me are starting to make me cringe.
I feel the same about those who say they “would like to” do things. Think about it and I’m sure it will bother you as well. In fact, if you think too much about it, you’ll see this everywhere.
You see, it’s like this. If you want to thank, want to ask me, want to invite me – then why don’t you just do it?
Filed under Communication, Guest Posts, Writing | Tags: ann wylie, how to write better, mary barber | Comments (31)Quit beating around the bush. It will improve your writing and your communication skills.
Through the PR Looking Glass
Left Right Left Right
When I worked at Ruder Finn some years ago, I was told, one day, that I was being moved to an account that I perceived as less than thrilling.
Never one to hide my feelings very well (I know, weird for a former actress, but it’s true), I must have given away how not-excited I was.
Image: Gisela Giardino via Flickr, CC 2.0
Shortly after, I was marched into the office of one of the VPs (I was an Account Supervisor at the time), for a chat.
Have you read Roald Dahl’s The Witches?
Filed under Public Relations, Shonali Burke | Tags: alan chumley, deirdre breakenridge, elizabeth shea, future of PR, geoff livingston, kami huyse, mary barber, roxane papagiannopoulous, sean williams | Comments (19)North to Alaska
In a couple of days, I’ll be heading to what I’ve always thought of one of the most fascinating places on earth: Alaska.
Image: Travis S.’ Flickrstream, Creative Commons
“Alaska?!” you ask.
“Why?!” you sputter, flavoring your morning coffee with a healthy dose of envy, I imagine.
It all began when I met Mary Barber at the 2009 PRSA International Conference. Mary and I had corresponded on Twitter (is it weird to use that word in conjunction with Twitter? I don’t care.) and made a breakfast date to finally meet IRL.
Filed under Measurement, Public Relations, Shonali Burke, Speaking | Tags: mary barber, PR measurement, prsa alaska, Speaking, strategic planning | Comments (5)You know what it’s like when you really like someone online and then you meet them in person and you go, “Oh, no…”
Nothing like that.
