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Overcome your fear of public speaking with this one change.
The fear of public speaking is a social anxiety disorder known as glossophobia; glosso being Greek for tongue and phobia being Greek for fear. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that more than 70% of people have a fear of public speaking, which ranks glossophobia only behind thanatophobia (fear of death), acrophobia (fear of heights) and arachnophobia…… READ MORE
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Hiring a copyeditor? This is what to expect…
Hiring a copyeditor can be the best decision for your messaging. Yes, a copyeditor will help you maintain your credibility by finding the spelling, structural and punctuation errors you may have missed as you put your piece together. But if you get your copyeditor to do what they do best, they’ll make your message better in other…… READ MORE
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Gobsmacked.
We were in Banff last week at The Gathering, a celebration of “cult brands.” Incredible speakers, considered content, a well-curated guest list and the occasional throw-down made it by far the best conference we’ve attended… READ MORE
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Our new website launched last week
It only took 30 months to write. Seriously. In all fairness, it’s 18,259 words — but in all fairness, that’s 1.198 words per hour. Shameful. But the reality is that writing about yourself is hard.… READ MORE
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Flagga Bloo Blee
If you spoke French like Phoebe, you wouldn’t need us. But since you speak it like Joey, drop us a line at info@reword.ca and let us help you out. READ MORE
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This commercial might as well be for typos
Typos are like stains. When your reader spots one, it’s all they can see, which means they’re not really concentrating on the rest of your content. What a waste. READ MORE
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The Animaniacs make us jealous
Watch this. Then watch this. Then try to say they’re not the most brilliantly written songs you’ve heard today. You won’t be able to, because they’re objectively brilliant. Think about it: Putting 171 countries and… READ MORE
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A most versatile two-letter word.
“Yo.” It can be a greeting (Yo, guy!), an expression of excitement (Yo, that’s dope!), a shortening of “your” for effect (Yo mama), a request for a moment to formulate your thoughts (like these dudes… READ MORE
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The Best Advertiser on Earth
Volkswagen comes close. So does Nike. MasterCard hit a few out of the park. But from where we sit, nobody does it better than The Economist. If you’ve never heard of The Economist, it’s a… READ MORE