Vickie Bates
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| 12.27.2011 |
My 2012 Reading ChallengeSo many books, so little time. “So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.” ~ “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” Sometimes I feel like William of... |
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| 12.22.2011 |
Happy Holidays!Wishing you and your family a happy holiday. May your 2012 be filled with peace, joy, effective communications, thrilling new books, and the wonder of language. Tree of Life mosaic, Buddhist... |
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| 12.20.2011 |
My Short List of Great 2011 ReadsIt used to be Top 10 lists or, to aid the reader, two lists of 10, divided into fiction and nonfiction categories. This year, it’s Top 100 lists. I read a lot of books this year, and I still... |
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| 12.18.2011 |
Hello. Goodbye.They’ve got the greeting down. But, the follow-through is not completely clear on the customer-engagement concept. |
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| 12.16.2011 |
Writing Your Writing Award EntryYou’re a writer. You excel at your job. Everyone in the office pats you on the back when you’ve turned in an especially creative piece. Now, you’re ready to nominate that work for an award. No... |
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| 12.13.2011 |
Statistical Significance: Making Sense of NumbersLike a lot of writers and artists, I had an aversion to math when I was younger. Then, I took a statistics class in high school, and it changed the way I viewed the study of mathematics, its real-... |
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| 12.10.2011 |
Pretty VacantI’m assuming the writer meant “a central principle” or “tenet”and wasn’t looking for someone to pay the rent. Click image to enlarge. |
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| 12.04.2011 |
The Elevator Speech: Approach with CautionThere is a moment I dread, perhaps above all else, at thebeginning of a project, and it starts with an innocent-sounding request likethis: “I need an elevator speech, so that when I go out and talk... |
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| 11.29.2011 |
Transparency Equals Credibility: Communicating What You Know When You Know ItCommunicating is tough when the news is difficult for youraudience. It’s even harder when details aren’t fully baked. I’ve fallen victim to holding back – for example, waiting tillall of the content... |
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| 11.27.2011 |
Stock Tip?Are these stocks hot or not? |
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