Writing contest winners

On February 9, 2023   /   Contest, Wavelength Updates, Writing Skills  

writing contestby Jody Bruner

Thanks to everyone who took on the challenge of rewriting the sentence below to make it clearer and more concise:

“The purpose of this guidance is to inform pension plan administrators of the ABCD supervisory approach regarding certain requirements associated with the defined benefit (DB) provision of a pension plan, which is frozen and has purchased annuities in respect of all of the DB entitlements under the plan and almost all of those annuities meet the requirements of Section 43.1 of the Pension Benefits Act (PBA).”
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Writing contest

On January 10, 2023   /   Contest, Writing Skills  

business writing by Jody Bruner

Think you’re a pretty good writer? See if you can revise this sentence to make it clear and simple. Send your suggested rewrite to jody.bruner@wavelength.training. Our editorial committee will select the winner and we’ll publish the top entries.

Good luck!

“The purpose of this guidance is to inform pension plan administrators of the ABCD supervisory approach regarding certain requirements associated with the defined benefit (DB) provision of a pension plan, which is frozen and has purchased annuities in respect of all of the DB entitlements under the plan and almost all of those annuities meet the requirements of Section 43.1 of the Pension Benefits Act (PBA).”

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7 Tips for Writing That’s Easy to Understand

On December 6, 2020   /   Writing Skills  

email writing

by Jody Bruner

Readers are bombarded with documents today. Most of those documents never get read, let alone acted on, because they ramble and are poorly organized. If you worry that your own writing isn’t getting results, here are seven techniques to help you get to the point and organize your content so readers can quickly find what they’re looking for. Use them and I promise your messages will be easy to understand and remember, difficult to ignore! Read more →

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The Introvert Advantage

On September 21, 2020   /   Career Coaching, Email Writing, Presentation Skills, Writing Skills  

introvert presentationsby Linda Dunlop

Can introverts ace presentations? You bet we can! Case in point: Susan Cain, author of the runaway bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. As a studious introvert, Cain spent seven years in her element, quietly working on her book. Then came the hard part—selling her ideas to audiences. Read more →

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How to Find and Use Stories in your Presentations   

On May 19, 2020   /   Presentation Skills, Writing Skills  

presentation idea using storytelling

by Jody Bruner

Have you noticed that everyone is telling stories lately? Google “storytelling in business,” and you’ll find marketers telling brand stories, trainers using stories to drive their points home and structure learning events,  leaders telling stories to inspire and motivate, and presenters telling stories to bring dry content to life and engage their audiences.  Read more →

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