Ragan Insider Bill Sweetland
The most-hated buzzwords in the English language
You responded to our appeal to send us the jargon word that causes you to erupt in a screaming fury. Did you respond!
Archive for December, 2016
Ragan Insider Leandro Herrero
The only employee engagement questionnaire you’ll ever need
This 10-question survey asks simple, straightforward questions so you can more quickly—and precisely—determine how engaged your workforce is.
Ragan Insider Marian Schembari
5 exercises to improve your storytelling skills
Writers can always benefit from new sources of inspiration. Old photos, names on headstones, even simple people-watching can ignite a narrative. Here is some literary kindling.
Ragan Insider Jim Dougherty
10 Facebook features to watch in 2016
An internal communications service, shopping tab, integration with outside apps and other features are pushing Facebook well past its competitors. Here’s what communicators should know.
Ragan Insider Kristin Long
8 struggles every communicator understands
Inspiration doesn’t always strike, typos get published, and you hate that you’re as dependent on Wi-Fi as you are on water. It’s all in a day’s work for corporate communicators.
Ragan Insider Tim Sackett
7 foods you should never eat at work
Maintain an aesthetic, a decorum, in the office. Crass sounds, unsightly visuals and noxious fumes violate collegial codes of conduct, so ditch the bananas and the tuna noodle casserole.
Ragan Insider Erica Campbell
9 words and phrases that you’re mispronouncing
Are you a hidebound reactionary or a linguistic libertine? Both sides will find plenty of ammunition in the list of mispronounced words and phrases below.
Ragan Insider Ragan Staff
Are you a design guru? Then enter the Visual & Infographics Awards
We’re seeking visual visionaries who transformed intimidating data sets into stunning infographics or created wonderful web designs. Submit your best designs by Jan. 4.
Ragan Insider Ragan Staff
Are you a design guru? Then enter the Visual & Infographics Awards
We’re seeking visual visionaries who transformed intimidating data sets into stunning infographics or created wonderful web designs. Submit your best designs by Jan. 4.
Ragan Insider Ragan Staff
Ragan.com’s top stories of 2016: Nos. 21-30
Our countdown of the year’s top stories continues.
Ragan Insider Leslie Belknap
6 terrific TED Talks for personal and professional success
Wade into a half-dozen of these brief yet insightful presentations to advance your career and make life in general more satisfying.
Ragan Insider Gretchen Heber
Infographics for non-designers: the complete guide
You don’t have to be a professional designer to make an attractive, effective marketing infographic. Don’t believe it? Read what this pro designer says.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
5 AP style changes of note for PR and marketing pros
The 2015 edition of AP Stylebook contains several additions and revisions to food, sports, news and social media terms.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
5 AP style changes PR pros should know
The resource that has become many communicators’ bible is changing the rules by presenting a new image with new terms, fewer capitals and a search-friendly redesign.
Ragan Insider Marc Cenedella
14 key questions you should ask a potential employer
In a job interview, after you’ve fielded queries about how you handle criticism and what kind of tree you’d be, you’ll be prompted to inquire about the company. Don’t come up empty.
