Competency and Performance Solutions

Writing E­ffectively and Confidently, for Business Professionals: USF Lakeland (PolyTechnic)

Thurs., March 18, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration: 8.45 a.m.
USF Polytechnic, LTB 1120, 3433 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, FL 33803.
$399 registration fee (includes lunch and refreshments).
$20 discount for early registration.

USF Extended University, Lakeland: Tel (863)667-7059

To register: Email Kathy Sebeny at ksebeny@poly.usf.edu, or call her to inquire about the logistics or administrative details of the program. More details at http://www.poly.usf.edu/Writing.

Please contact Glynis Ross-Munro at glynis@c-psolutions.com to inquire about content/method of the program. Continue reading »

Spelling is not a moral issue. It is not an intelligence issue. Good spelling is related to factors like visual sequential memory, and good spellers were born with the talent.

Maybe you were not born a good speller, and somewhere, deep down, you feel bad about this?  Perhaps you were shamed about this in some way at school? If people were  mean to you about it (during spelling bees?)  they did not had a good background in neuro-psychology. The time comes when you just have to remember that Richard Branson and Charles Schwab can’t spell either, and move on. Continue reading »

You’re dealing with a client, co-worker, outsource project team member or supplier, and need to guess more about his/her thought style to work more effectively together.

You can guess a client’s or remote colleague’s generation from their writing, and give them appropriate service or packaged data.

Mature/Traditional: No emoticons. The writer thinks smiley faces are unprofessional and signs of lazy writing. You’ll tend to see longer, more complex sentences, and spelling is really good. Paragraphing is usually excellent, with careful punctuation. Continue reading »