Tag: business

Professor Longsword
Business writing Creative Writing Grammar
30 April 2024

In Australian grammar rules, does the full stop come before single quote marks, or after?

In Australian grammar rules, the placement of the full stop in relation to single quote marks depends on the context of the quotation. If the quotation is a complete sentence, the full stop comes before the closing single quote mark. However, if the quotation is part of a larger sentence, the full stop comes after the closing single quote mark[1][3][4][8]. Citations:[1] https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/qa-quotes-and-punctuation-evil-or-not/[2] https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/punctuation-guide/[3] https://www.eliteediting.com.au/avoiding-americanisms-when-using-australianbritish-english/[4] https://www.capstoneediting.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-single-and-double-quotation-marks[5] […]

Creativity
Business writing Creative Writing
29 April 2024

Creativity: Succeeding over the long term

Successful creatives often succeed for years because they not only have talent, but also cultivate the right networks and connections to support their creative work[2][4]. Research shows that creativity involves three key elements: the individual’s mastery of their craft, exposure to a field of influential experts, and acceptance by the gatekeepers in that domain[2][4]. Simply having creative ideas is not enough—creatives must also navigate the […]

Business writing Podcasting Social media
27 February 2024

Podcasting

Podcasting: How to get started with podcasting in your organisation In our journey into organisational podcasting, we are going to be looking at the history of podcasting, where podcasting is now, and where it might be going in the future. The potential audience for this blog series is not just organisational communicators looking to extend their organisation’s communication reach, it’s also communicators working for SMEs, […]

Creative Writing
15 May 2023

Week 9: Fear

I’m scared to write this… Lol. I’ve never written in a style that includes fear. Coming from academic and business writing backgrounds, the use of fear is usually not present. Factuality and optimism (aka ‘spin’) have been my stock in trade. I can see how the use of fear could be a great motivator if done well; equally, I can see the use of fear […]

Creative Writing
15 May 2023

Week 7: Writing something other than a cybercrime novel (badly)

A guest lecture with David Waters from Green Hill Publishing made me realise that there are other avenues I can pursue as a part-time writer of bad cyber-crime novels. According to Pete, there are very few buyers of novels in Australia, but far more buyers of self-help and autobiographies/memoirs. Here’s some of my thoughts on what else I can do, right now… In fact, I […]

AI Business writing Creative Writing
23 February 2023

Writing at the gates of an AI dawn

WOW! This comment from 2022: “Two-thirds of Australian authors are women—our new research finds they earn just $18,000 from their writing” Zwar, Throsby and Crosby, The Conversation 2022 You can’t even live off that! It’s below the poverty line, methinks. And yet, digital writing for businesses is booming: “Aussies with digital marketing skills in hot demand, up 34% in just six months.” B&T.com.au, October 20, […]