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Welcome to the second issue of Write for You in
NJ News & Notes, our bimonthly newsletter.
Inside you will find tips on
writing, business, and life. If you have any
questions relating to writing or if you'd like to
share any books or favorite links, send me an
e-mail. Check
our web site for ways that we can help your
business. And enjoy the summer!
Nancy Passow
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Did you catch the recent broadcast of the National
Spelling Bee on ESPN? And the new hit on
Broadway is the musical
The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee. For
business professionals, however, spelling has
always been
important. If you "Google" spelling,
you will find
lots of great web sites with spelling quizzes and
other guides to help
you improve your spelling (how do you think the
spelling bee champs
practice?) As a start, here are 15 commonly
misspelled words.
1. absence
2. calendar
3. commitment
4. embarrass
5. existence
6. foreign
7. humorous
8. occasion
9. privilege
10. receive
11. recommend
12. rhythm
13. separate
14. success
15. weird
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| Doing Business in the Summer |
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Do you stop calling clients during the summer
because they might be
away? If you are
working, don't you think your clients or potential
clients might be
too? Adrienne Zoble, author of The
Do-able Marketing Plan: Six Steps to an Improved
Bottom Line (www.azobleassoc.com),
says summer is a great time to reach your
clients. Because
the pace is slower, they have more time to meet with
you for coffee,
lunch, or whatever. Even if you just send out
a mailing, your
clients are more likely to read it and remember
it. So get out
there and market!
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| Summer Fun |
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What am I doing this summer to have fun?
Paddling! Now that
the weather and water are warmer, I will be out in
my kayak. Favorite places to kayak include
Harriman State
Park, the Hudson River,
Monksville Reservoir (Wanaque), and the Hackensack
River.
Vacation will take us up to the Adirondacks to paddle on
Lake Champlain and Lake Placid and down the Shore to
Long Beach Island. For information about
kayaking in New Jersey and
New York check out
these links: Hackensack River
Canoe and Kayak Club, Delaware
&
Hudson Canoe & Kayak Club, and Jersey
Shore Sea Kayak Association. And let me
know if you'd like to join me for a paddle!
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Book of the Month . . .Time Off for Good Behavior |
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Mary Lou Quinlan was the CEO of a prominent New York
advertising agency
when she realized she desperately needed a
break. Seven years later Quinlan is the
successful, happy, and well-rested CEO of her own
marketing firm, Just
Ask a Woman. In her
new book Quinlan shares what she has learned,
presenting a collection
of personal advice and professional suggestions to
help each woman find
her own way to take a break and regain her passion
for success. Included is not only Quinlan's
story, but also the
stories of 37 women of various backgrounds and
professions.
(Click on the photo of the book to go to
Quinlan's web site.)
Quote of the Month:
"I love work: it
fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.
I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of
it nearly breaks my heart." Jerome K. Jerome
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