Comments on: Blog writing to impress http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/ Andrew looks at Blogging and Blog Life Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:41:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-607 AndrewBoyd Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:58:16 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-607 Hi Jeri, it can be hard to pitch at the right level - I've had the same criticism in the past (and vice versa). Best regards, Andrew Hi Jeri,

it can be hard to pitch at the right level - I’ve had the same criticism in the past (and vice versa).

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Jeri http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-605 Jeri Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:00:14 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-605 This is sure an issue for me! Not that I'm necessarily writing to impress - but definitely writing at far too complex a level for my average audience. In fact, my only negative comment on my last professional review was that I needed to tone that down, it intimidated people. Ouch. This is sure an issue for me! Not that I’m necessarily writing to impress - but definitely writing at far too complex a level for my average audience. In fact, my only negative comment on my last professional review was that I needed to tone that down, it intimidated people. Ouch.

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-591 AndrewBoyd Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:30:26 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-591 Hi Jen, I can hear you cheering from here :) Thank you, Best regards, Andrew Hi Jen,

I can hear you cheering from here :)
Thank you,

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Jen / domestika http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-589 Jen / domestika Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:10:13 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-589 Ah, be gentle, Andrew - those poor academics can't help being all polysyllabic! ;) But can you hear me cheering for your post, all the same? Ah, be gentle, Andrew - those poor academics can’t help being all polysyllabic! ;) But can you hear me cheering for your post, all the same?

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-587 AndrewBoyd Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:08:08 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-587 Hi Colin, thank you for your comment. I love extreme examples - there is nothing better to illustrate a point :) I didn't talk about the importance of context - there are some audiences where wordiness is appropriate and expected, or at least accepted (and academia, to be fair, is one of these). I take your point on learning - it is a very good thing. Best regards, Andrew Hi Colin,

thank you for your comment.

I love extreme examples - there is nothing better to illustrate a point :)

I didn’t talk about the importance of context - there are some audiences where wordiness is appropriate and expected, or at least accepted (and academia, to be fair, is one of these).

I take your point on learning - it is a very good thing.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-586 AndrewBoyd Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:37:40 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-586 Thanks Meg, thank you for the offer, I will take you up on it as soon as I can. I remember running <a href="http://facibusreviews.com/blog/2007/06/25/gender-in-the-workplace-on-confrontation-and-flirtation/" rel="nofollow">the article on gender in the workplace</a> past a woman colleague/friend prior to posting it because I was not 100% sure that I hadn't crossed a line. Best regards, Andrew Thanks Meg,

thank you for the offer, I will take you up on it as soon as I can. I remember running the article on gender in the workplace past a woman colleague/friend prior to posting it because I was not 100% sure that I hadn’t crossed a line.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Colin Campbell http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-582 Colin Campbell Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:46:10 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-582 Hello Andrew I think that we can learn from good and bad writing. This is an especially egregious bad example. That said reading good writing on blogs can help with our own presentation and content. Hello Andrew

I think that we can learn from good and bad writing. This is an especially egregious bad example. That said reading good writing on blogs can help with our own presentation and content.

]]> By: Meg http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-581 Meg Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:29:12 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-581 Hi Andrew, Well, yes and no. You'd need to have a person (or people) you trust implicitly and then everybody's style is unique, so if you get too much input then the style is no longer yours. That being said, if you want to run something by me I'm happy to have a look. Hi Andrew,

Well, yes and no. You’d need to have a person (or people) you trust implicitly and then everybody’s style is unique, so if you get too much input then the style is no longer yours.

That being said, if you want to run something by me I’m happy to have a look.

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-577 AndrewBoyd Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:06:57 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-577 Hi Meg, thanks for your comment. I like the idea of having an editor/reviewer look at posts before they go out - perhaps there is a place for a pre-posting peer review community for bloggers. Best regards, Andrew Hi Meg,

thanks for your comment.

I like the idea of having an editor/reviewer look at posts before they go out - perhaps there is a place for a pre-posting peer review community for bloggers.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Meg http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-574 Meg Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:13:26 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/08/14/blog-writing-to-impress/#comment-574 Andrew, you make a really valid point. I really have to pull myself up on this sometimes. If in doubt, I send it to a (shall remain anonymous) family member who tells me to pull my head in if I'm being too pretentious! Andrew, you make a really valid point. I really have to pull myself up on this sometimes. If in doubt, I send it to a (shall remain anonymous) family member who tells me to pull my head in if I’m being too pretentious!

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