by CPhillips | Feb 20, 2019 | Communication Planning, Communications, Community Building, Employee engagement, empowering women, marketing, motivation, personal growth, satisfaction, social media
Chellie Phillips up against authors worldwide for prestigious 2019 Author Academy Award — ok so that’s so cool to see in writing. I’m not even going to pretend it’s not. I can’t thank each of you who have supported my efforts with...
by CPhillips | Nov 8, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, Communications, empowering women, motivation, personal growth, writing
Is there something you feel deep inside you know you need to do? Is there something every time you think about it makes you a little bit nervous and a lot excited? I know there is. We all have one. It’s your calling. I think I’ve always known I wanted to write. I...
by CPhillips | Oct 4, 2018 | Branding, Communication Planning, Corporate Culture, Employee engagement, PowerPoint, presentations, public speaking, strategic communications, writing
You’ve been there. Sitting in a presentation that you wished had ended 30 minutes earlier. The speaker is reading their slides to you. They all look the same. You quit paying attention about five minutes in. Congrats, you’ve experienced “Death by...
by CPhillips | Sep 25, 2018 | Blogging, Communication Planning, Communications, digital communications
There are two kinds of editing. Copy editing fixes what is grammatically wrong. Style editing is about the form and how things connect. Here are seven tips to make you a stronger editor. 1. Use direct language. Be simple, not showy. AP Style changes. Oxford comma...
by CPhillips | Sep 20, 2018 | Blogging, Communication Audit, Communication Planning, Communications, digital communications
Don’t start writing until you’ve put in your mental prep time. It will save you time and energy in the long run. Mike Long (mikelongonline.com or @mikewrites), an award winning speechwriter, screenwriter and instructor at Georgetown University said all...