J. E. Cunningham
Over 25 years experience as a Corporate Human Resources Generalist and Training Manager. Over ten years as a self-employed Management Consultant and freelance provider of Writing and Editing Services for Business & Industry.
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Business Writing: Tips for Using Acronyms, Buzzwords, and ClichesArticle discusses pitfalls of cluttering Business Communications with Acronyms, Buzzwords and Cliches. Tips are offered to ensure writing is understandable to a broad readership.
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Business Writing: Making Your Writing More ReadableArticle discusses and offers simple tips for producing more readable and effective Professional Communications. Emphasis is on Improving Writing Tone and Style through self-analysis.
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Business Writing: The Use and Abuse of Form LettersArticle discusses pros and cons of using Form Letters in Business & Industry. Guidelines are offered as common sense tips when sending Form Letters in lieu of original correspondence.
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Customer Service: Writing Complaint LettersArticle offers common-sense tips for writing effective complaint letters to companies and vendors. Emphasis is on logically presenting your complaint and achieving satisfaction and a Win-Win for all concerned.
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Business Writing: Memos Vs. Email and FaxesPotential pitfalls of Electronic Communications regarding privacy, perceived immediacy, and reader responsiveness are presented as cautions for the Business Communicator.
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Business Writing: How to Organize Business CommunicationsArticle discusses and offers tips for writing common Business Communications. Focus is on preparing letters, memos, and email consistent with customary Business Writing Practices from a real-world perspective
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Business Writing: Five Tips for Developing Your Wrting SkillsArticle presents common-sense tips on developing one's sklills as a writer of Professional Communications. Focus is on self-directed tips and strategies that emphasizes an approach consistent with a company's Communication Style.
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Writing Reader-Friendly Business CommunicationsArticle discusses strategies and presents real-world tips for writing Business Communications that appeal to a broad readership.
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Business Writing: Making Words CountMany Busuness Communications are ineffective because their main messages are often difficult to identify. This article discusses and provides practical tips for writing more effectively and economically.
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Business Writing: Writing for ImpactToday, many important Business Communications often get lost in the deluge of email, memos, and junk mail flooding modern offices. This article offers practical, real-world tips on how to make your important communications standout out from the "spam".
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Management & Supervision: Simple Tips for Handling Employee ProblemsDocumentation is key to managing employee problems. Article identifies common documentation sources and outlines steps for resolving Employee Relations Issues.
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Human Resources: Tips for Writing Employee HandbooksArticle offers tips for developing or updating effective Employee Handbooks. Emphasis is on the writing process, suggested content, and the legal caveats of developing and distributing Employee Handbooks.
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Human Resources: Designing Employee Orientation ProgramsNew Employee Orientation should consist of more than a payroll and benefits sign-up. Article offers tips for designing Orientation Programs that work to integrate new employees into the culture of a company.
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Project Management: Managing and Leading CommitteesArticle discusses leadership issues for committes and offers simple tips for effectively getting the most benefit out of these Project Management devices.
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Recruiting Tips for Employers: Writing Job Offer LettersWhat's the best way to secure an employment decision? Should it be a "take it or leave it" approach, or a process of negotiation? Article presents tips and advice for properly communicating formal Job Offers.
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Recruiting Tips for Employers: How to Qualify and Evaluate ResumesAny job candidate can look good on a resume, but making a job offer on this basis alone is risky. Article outlines the accepted legal method for checking references and recomendations on job candidates.
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Recruiting Tips for Employers: Writing Classified AdsClassified Ads remain a popular recruiting tool for companies both large and small. Article provides tips and strategies for getting the most benefit out of your Recruitment Advertising dollars.
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Recruiting Tips for Employers: How to Maximize Your Recruiting EffortsRecruiting is costly and time-consuming. Article outlines a practical method for helping employers or hiring managers get the most benefit out of their recruiting and hiring efforts.
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Business Writing: Choosing the Right WordsArticle discusses the growing use of spoken language in comon Business Communications. Pitfalls of such practices are presented as well as writing tips for maintaining a professional image.
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Simple Tips for Effective Project ManagementArticle outlines the basic steps for effective Project Management. Focus is on the Work Management and Interpersonal Skills necessary to complete projects in a timely manner.
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Seeking Employment: Tips for Responding to Job OffersI got a job offer! Should I accept or decline? Can I still negotiate conditions? Article offers tips and suggestions for helping job seekers navigate through these sometimes delicate decisions.
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Seeking Employment: Providing ReferencesReferences should be an important part of any employment strategy. But it takes planning and action to line these up. Article offers job seekers tips and suggestions on how to actually have references "available on request".
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Seeking Employment: Tips for Answering Job AdsHow To respond to a typical Job or Want Ad. Article offers suggestions and tips for helping job seekers evaluate advertised job opportunities, and for the proper packaging of resumes, cover letters and other employment credentials.
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Customer Service: Handling Customer Complaints and InquiriesIs the customer always right? Well, not always. But many times customer complaints and inquiries are "red flags". Can you identify these potential problems? Article provides tips for properly responding to common customer concerns and problems.
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How to Write an Effective Resume Cover LetterTips for writing Resume Cover Letters that will advertise your resume as one that prospective employers will want to read and evaluate.
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Business Writing: Working Through the Editing ProcessArticle discusses how a Business Communicator should react and respond when their drafted communications are rejected by Management. Information is appropriate for any business person who has writing responsibilities.
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Business Writing: Five Tips for Writing More Effective EmailArticle describes the problems of writing effective email communications in a professional environment and provides simple but time-proven tips for making your email shine.
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Business Writing: Dealing with Internal PoliticsArticle discusses the reality of writing for Business and Industry. Tips and advice are offered for helping Business Communicators stay focused amid organizatonal politics and gamesmanship.
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Business Writing: Editing for ClarityArticle addresses the importance of clarity in Business Communications. Tips are offered to help writers ensure that their communications are clear and understandable to a wide readership.
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Business Writing: Editing for Tone and StyleArticle argues that many Business Communicators are often stifled by Organizational Style when writing communications. Practicle tips for overcoming this problem and writing more original and effective communications are offered.
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Writing Technical CommunicationsArticle presents ten real-world tips for helping writers of Technical Communications write more clearly and effectively from the perspective of the reader or user. -
Business Writing: Editing for ImpactArticle presents practical tips on how to create business and management communications that readers will actually read, remember and act upon.
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Business Management: Maximizing Your Training InvestmentArticle presents a rationale and methodology for aligning Training & Development Programs with an organization's goals and objectives. Content is appropriate for organizations of all sizes and types.
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Management and Supervision: Employee Motivation TipsArticle presents and discusses simple but effective tips on how managers can positively affect employee morale and motivation within their work units.
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Business Writing: Using Word Processing EffectivelyWord Processing has seemingly made writing easy. But is this so? Article discusses the pluses and minuses of using Word Processing Tools when writing for Business and Industry,
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Business Writing: How to Jump Start Your Writing ProjectsArticle discusses the importance of planning writing projects and offers real-world tips on moving writing projects from conception to completion. Focus is on the importance of work planning and "drafting" as a way to facilitate the creative process.
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Business Writing: Editing for Brevity and FocusGeneral Article outlines the causes of why many Business Communications are ignored by readers. Writing tips are offered on ways to improve readability and reader interest.
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Business Writing: Ghostwriting TipsArticle outlines a writer's concerns and considerations when drafting communications for Senior and Executive Managers. Content is appropriate for anyone who has professional writing responsibilities. -
Business Writing: Tips for Editing Business CommunicationsArticle presents tips for editing and proofing Business Communications as well as the rationale for performing these tasks systematically. Content is appropriate for any one who writes for Business & Industry.
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Business Writing: Using Graphics in Business CommunicationsArticle presents practical tips for effectively integrating graphical information into Business Communications. Perspective is from the Business Communicator to the reader.
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Business Planning: The ABC's of Strategic PlanningArticle defines Strategic Planning and outlines the basic steps for organizing, drafting and completing a Strategic Plan. Content is generic and appropriate for organizations of all types and sizes in both the private and public sectors.
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Business Planning: Marketing Plan BasicsArticle provides an overview of how to organize, format and write a professional Marketing Plan. The content is appropriate for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and corporate employees.
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Business Planning: Elements of an Effective Business PlanArtricle outlines the basic elements of a formal Business Plan. Tips on organizing, formatting and writing Business Plans are also presented.
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How to Improve Your Customer Service SkillsArticle discusses Customer Service from the perspective of Customer Service Representatives. Readers are presented with common sense tips for effectively handling and resolving customer problems. -
Sales and Marketing: Tips for Writing Estimates and ProposalsIt's not all about the Sales Pitch. Follow-up is critical. Article provides real-world tips on how to compose, organize and format effective estimates and business proposals. -
Sales and Marketing: Introductory Sales LettersHow to organize and write an Introductory Sales Letter. Article focuses on the rationale for following up with prospects , and outlines the key elements of a basic Sales Letter.
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Strategies for Improving Customer ServiceArticle that looks at ways Management can improve Customer Service by focusing on the hiring, compensation and training of customer support employees.
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Business Writing: Dealing with SpinAdvice and strategies for dealing with "spin" from the perspective of Business Writers and Communicators.
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Children's Fiction: Matt's Big SaveChildren's short story about a soccer goalie who makes amends for a bad game in a surprising way.
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Business Writing: Manuals and ProceduresReview of the manual and procedure-writing process. Description and Organization of the common types of manuals and procedures used by organizations.
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Writing & Organizing Formal ReportsOverview of how to prepare, organize and write formal reports for a variety of professional applications in business, industry and government. -
How to Prepare Oral PresentationsArticle discusses how to prepare effective presentations. Emphasis is on organizing content and presenter preparation with tips on developing presentations.
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Management and Supervision: Writing Employee AppraisalsArticle outlines practical, real-world tips on documenting and writing objective Employee Performance Appraisals. Emphasis is on documenting performance with advice on avoiding common appraisal pitfalls. -
Job Seeking: Ten Tips for Writing an Effective ResumeReal-world tips, techniques and strategies for drafting and finalizing more effective job resumes. Focus is on developing resumes that are marketable, factual, and lead to job interviews. -
Tips on Putting Together an Effective Resume Cover LetterThe article addresses the rationale for writing tailored and well-crafted Resume Cover Letters, and provides writing tips for these important communications. -
Basics of Writing Grant ProposalsThe article outlines the process for drafting Grant Proposals for Nonprofit Organizations, and offers tips on organizing and writing these documents.
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Basics of Active Listening: How to Have More Effective InteractionsListening - arguably the most basic Interpersonal skill - is often overlooked by employees in their professional development because many people mistakenly confuse their ability to listen with their sense of hearing. But hearing and listening are two different things.
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Time Management: Priorities and RelationshipsArticle looks at Manageing one's time from the aspect of setting and resetting priorities from an interpersonal viewpoint.