Commonly Misused Words and Phrases, Part Deux

Commonly Misused Words and Phrases Part Deux - Brass Tack Thinking

A couple weeks ago, I wrote this post on commonly misused words and phrases in English. You all seemed to dig it, so drawing from the comments and a few other candidates that have surfaced since then, I bring you Part Deux of grammar-ish screw ups (with a lot less Charlie Sheen).

Better Business English: 16 Confusing Words and Phrases Clarified

Brass Tack Thinking - Better Business English

Ah, English. That pesky language that trips us all up from time to time. The emergence of short form communication like texts and tweets isn’t helping our cause here. Neither is a decline in reading and reading comprehension. Truly, how you speak and write leaves an impression, even if you’re only using 140 characters. No [...]

8 Ways to Manage Up for Social Media Success

If you’re helping to integrate social media into your business or that of your clients, it’s not just your team you have to convince. In fact, the hardest part is managing UP, and maintaining lines of communication and delivering on expectations clearly and predictably. Managing up is as much a human science as a process [...]

Why Not To Do Business in Direct Messages

Look, I think Twitter is great. I use it all the time, and without question it brings me business, sends me great information, helps me build friendships and relationships. I’m a fan. But there are some shortcomings to trying to do business in Twitter Direct Messages (DMs), and I think they’re important to consider. I’ve [...]