by cityworks | Jul 3, 2013 | Word Choice, Commentary
In the past month, the Collaborative Services blog talked about words and word choice. Obviously, as professional communicators, we’re big on words. But words by themselves are just tools. The best screwdriver in the world can’t accomplish anything by itself. It...
by cityworks | Jun 21, 2013 | Word Choice, Commentary
While we continue to explore words and word choice this month we wanted to learn more about the origin and history of a word that is close to home for us and share our findings with you. Its the big “B.” We were curious to know where the word...
by cityworks | Jun 14, 2013 | Interviews, Word Choice
Earlier this week we showed you several famous people and asked you what they all have in common. The answer is that all of them are powerful speakers who have managed to make memorable speeches that influenced and inspired people throughout history. So what makes a...
by cityworks | Jun 12, 2013 | Word Choice, Commentary
What do these folks have in common? We’ll let you know later this week. President John F. Kennedy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. President Ronald Reagan Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952 Labor and...
by cityworks | Jul 24, 2014 | Word Choice, Words, Commentary
This week we bring you the second part of our look at the origins and meanings of popular sayings. As we continue our series on Words and Word Choice, we are focusing on this important information to help you communicate effectively. While sayings and idioms are fun...
by cityworks | Jul 18, 2014 | Word Choice, Words, Commentary
You do it. We do it. We all do it. What do we do? We use old sayings when we talk about new situations. Why do we do it is another question. Maybe, we think we’ll be understood because we are using a saying that we think everyone knows. Maybe we believe the...
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