Holiday cards are a staple at this time of year. The small token lets your friends and family know that you appreciate them. However, getting the cards written, addressed, stamped and sent before the ...

Across all industries and applications, effective writing shares key commonalities like clarity and connection. Writers seek to share powerful insights with audiences but can only do so by fully ...

Whether seasoned or still gaining our footing, most attorneys write daily. From a junior attorney drafting a memorandum circulated internally to senior counsel preparing a critical appellate brief, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help people advocate for themselves and leverage opportunities. Executives are responsible for making the big decisions for an ...

The thinking seemed to be that the more fancy words and complex sentence structures they could shoehorn into an essay, the greater their likelihood of getting an A. Much of my job consisted of ...

As a corporate coach to financial professionals, I’ve noticed a common thread in my conversations with team leaders of all sizes and levels when it comes to the roles and responsibilities of their ...

So much has changed in storytelling in the last 50 years. From technology to techniques, platforms to practices, approaches to audiences, the way journalists work is always changing. Some really good ...

Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. A few years ago, a young writer asked me if I had any tips for an aspiring journalist. My first instinct was to say no. My ...