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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Professional Etiquette: Emails
The best and most comprehensive advice on emailing comes from David Shipley and Will Schwalbe’s book, Send (Penguin Random House: New York, 2010). I took extensive notes while reading this helpful book. I’m posting my notes here, but I encourage … Continue reading
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The path to precision
How do I make my writing more precise? Sometimes it’s the finer details that bring all the flourish both in plants and in your writing. This week, I was called by a supervising engineer in the workplace who asked me … Continue reading