Communications expert. Plain language writer. College professor. Creative genius. Egomaniac. she/her
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Kindha Gorman retweeted
PR and comms folks: In your career, have you had at least one interaction with a journalist who you’d say was unprofessional or unfair with you or a client?
11%No
89%Yes
37 votes • Final results Kindha Gorman retweeted
Me talking to PR grads about how back in my day we had to fax press releases…
ALT Larry David at an outdoor cafe talking with three young people.
Kindha Gorman retweeted
Writers: adding “well” or "you see" or "here's the thing" to the beginning of your sentence doesn’t have the conversational effect you think it does.
Kindha Gorman retweeted
"utilize" 👉 "use"
"however" 👉 "but"
"in order to" 👉 "to"
"in the event that" 👉 "if"
"has the ability to" 👉 "can"
"due to the fact that" 👉 "because"
Kindha Gorman retweeted
I have something to say: I am here to tell you that punctuation goes INSIDE the quotes.
Kindha Gorman retweeted
Dogshit - Very poor quality
Bullshit - Not true
Horseshit - Nonsense
Apeshit - Rambunctious
Batshit - Insane
This is an excellent feature of English that we should continue building upon.
Kindha Gorman retweeted
Words and phrases that should never start a news release:
-Yesterday
-At approximately
-Last week
-Earlier
-Just before
-Right after
These are signals to the audience you’re looking back.
Tell them something current, then look back. #PIO #PIOlife #writingtip
Kindha Gorman retweeted
📢#MondayMotivation #Hiring: Do you have #healthscience research experience? Enjoy coordinating projects? Interested in #YouthMentalHealth? Apply for our project coordinator role! See below for the post:
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Kindha Gorman retweeted
"utilize" 👉 "use"
"however" 👉 "but"
"in order to" 👉 "to"
"in the event that" 👉 "if"
"therefore" 👉 "that's why"
"has the ability to" 👉 "can"
"due to the fact that" 👉 "because"
Kindha Gorman retweeted
A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus spilled its load leaving New York
Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, surprised, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, confounded, astonished, and numbed.
Kindha Gorman retweeted
"To me, being a woman means having a strong spoken and written voice." Our team member @elaine_gillis shines the spotlight on @Kindha of @AlgonquinColleg for #WomensHistoryMonth. Thank you, Kindha, for your leadership in all things writing and communications!
Kindha Gorman retweeted
person > individual
person > involved party
There are no awards for using more syllables or characters.
Use short simple words.
Kindha Gorman retweeted
Syntax Strategic is proud to announce the Syntax Strategic Award in partnership with @AlgonquinColleg.
The goal of this 5-year $50,000 award is to invest in PR, marketing, and design talent.
Full details: syntaxstrategic.ca/wp-conten…
