Benefit from these lessons learnedBelow are articles and other materials that may help in your work....
Completing the Circle
Full Circle's twice-yearly newsletter about recent projects and miscellaneous good ideas (e-mail to get on the mailing list):
- Spring/Summer 2006: 10 years of lessons learned
- Fall 2005: Tighter copy, biofuels
- Spring 2005: Corporate strategy, creating style sheets
- Fall 2004: Health, phone interviews
- Spring 2004: Annual reports, getting organized
- Fall 2003: Going green, writing under pressure
Short and Sweet
Everyone needs a good tip! Feel free to scan this list and pick up a good idea or three. Reprint one in your own publication or Web site (with an acknowledgment to the source, of course).
Rules of 8
A few other lists that bring together wisdom gathered over the years:
- 8 Steps to Take an Idea Full Circle
- 8 Tips to Meet Your Deadlines
- 8 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- 8 Must-Have Tools
A Few More How-Tos
These three articles first appeared in The Editorial Eye, published by EEI Communications:
- Making an Anniversary Something to Celebrate (how to use a milestone strategically)
- The Rap on Rapporteuring (how to extend the mileage from conferences and other meetings)
- Research. Interviews. Notes. Now What? (how to organize and get down to writing)
From the newsletter of the American Assocation of Home-Based Businesses, which I used to edit:
- Creating Business Materials that Get Results
- Plug into the Association Market
- This Year I've Got to Get Organized!
E-mail for a free copy of any or all of these articles.