ABOUT THE SESSION:
If you have a hunch that the level of professionalism in business writing is slipping, you are not alone: 86 percent of employees and executives blame poor communication and collaboration as the main causes of failures in business, according to research by Salesforce.
“Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking,” wrote Basecamp founder Jason Fried in his book, Rework. “If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill a position, hire the best writer. … Writing is today’s currency for good ideas.”
We’ll talk about that currency from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, when we take a deep dive into how we write (and why that may be holding us back at work). In this practical, tactical follow-on session to our Q3 panel discussion on “Tailoring Your Style for Professional Advancement,” OSAP member Teresa Zumwald will present:
Registration is now open. Please select this link. The zoom link will be sent out the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 24.
The cost for this 1.5-hour CE-accredited webinar is $75 for members; $115 for non-members. It will be recorded for those who may wish to view it at a later date.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Teresa Zumwald is an award-winning speechwriter, speech coach, executive communications adviser and three-time corporate history book author at Zumwald & Company, LLC, the firm she founded in 1989. Zumwald has collaborated as the writer of a business book, authored by an executive, that was published in 2020 for stakeholders of a private corporation. Among her clients are leaders at all levels in associations, nonprofits, public agencies and for-profit companies. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and later trained under an international speechwriter and speech coach.