Introduction

This week on Say, Listen!, I'll introduce myself and then I'll explain what you'll get out of being a Listener, and what you can give back to the Say, Listen! community.

In this podcast, we'll cover the quirks of English and best practices about written and spoken communication at work.

Over the past 15 years, I've been a communications consultant to high-tech companies like Expedia, F5, and Microsoft, as well as individuals and small business owners. I've noticed patterns in communication that might not always get us the results we want, as fast as we need.

My guests and I will tell you stories from personal experience about how using the wrong communication techniques can block productivity and progress at work, and what to try instead. We're going to put the most common challenges I've seen into the spotlight so you can learn from them and go further, faster.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Pete Seeger, "English is Crazy," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lCO4vBjneE
• The Elements of Style, Strunk and White, https://faculty.washington.edu/heagerty/Courses/b572/public/StrunkWhite.pdf
• An Introduction to Punctuation, Nordquist, Richard, ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/punctuation-definition-1691702
• Formal writing tips: http://www.learnenglish-online.com/writing/formalwriting.html
• Collin's Online Dictionaries, https://www.collinsdictionary.com/browse/
  • Confusable words quiz: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/quiz/elt/confusables
  • Difference between words: https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/browse/english-usage/w/what-is-the-difference-between-ward-and-wards
  • Thesaurus: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/browse/english-thesaurus/
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), with style guides, https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm