ESL RULES, LLC Newsletter                January 2009
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Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker, of The Whittaker Group,
  
and Lynda Katz Wilner, of Successfully Speaking,
join together to form
ESL RULES, LLC for their joint workshops and training materials. Visit their individual websites at www.successfully-speaking.com and 
www.prospeech.com.  
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Many corporate communication trainers are asked to help clients with their writing skills, particularly e-mails and memos.  We have found the following resources:
 
E-MAIL:  A Write it Well Guide- How to Write and Manage E-Mail in the Workplace, by Janis Fisher Chan- For more information, visit www.writeitwell.com or www.amazon.com.
 
Write the Perfect E-Mail Every Time, by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe
This can be ordered at www.trainingtime.com/gneil.
 
The Power of eCommunication, by Laurie Benson. This can be ordered at www.hrdpress.com.

Dear Friends, 

Hello friends and colleagues!  We hope that you are feeling energized by a "Yes, we can" attitude, regardless of your political persuasion. Although not official, it does seem to symbolize the entrepreneurial spirit! We look forward to a prosperous year for all of us!

In the News

We are pleased to announce that Medically Speaking RULES was reviewed in the January 19, 2009 issue of Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
Click here to read the review. 
 
Lynda Katz Wilner was appointed adjunct faculty at The Community College of Baltimore County. She will be teaching international students  "Communication Skills for Allied Health Careers" at the Essex and Catonsville campuses. This is part of a grant for Workforce Literacy for Non-Native English Speakers and she will teach four courses and provide support and workshops over the next year.
See the press release
ESL RULES: Tip of the Month
Email Communication
 
When you send email, remember, you cannot: 
  • Convey tone of voice (except with capitalization)
  • Provide non-verbal cues
  • Control your audience
  • Retrieve it
Discounts 
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Medically Speaking RULES (single copies) will   be offered at 15% off until February 15th. We offer quantity discounts for Medically Speaking RULES ($90): 5 books for $415 ($83.00 each) and 10 books for $810 ($81 each). Check our website for other quantity discounts. Click here
With best regards,
 
Lynda Katz Wilner
 
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
 
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  ESL RULES, LLC
 
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