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Will post COVID-19 education be digital?: Virtual round table featuring Peter Denning, Andrew Odlyzko, Espen Andersen, and Jeffrey Johnson

by Kemal A. Delic, Jeff A. Riley

The world is experiencing large-scale social and behavioral changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As millions of students worldwide struggle to continue studies in these difficult circumstances, digital education must adapt. The discussion within aims to seed a follow-up debate, culminating in a free, one-hour webinar. ...


Communication Corner

What can a bumbling, inarticulate Los Angeles cop teach us about effective communication?

by Philip Yaffe

Creative (fiction) writers have an advantage over expository (non-fiction) writers. Fiction is designed to amuse and entertain, which most people look forward to. Exposition is designed to instruct and inform, which most people do not look forward to. "Columbo," the perennially popular TV series (re-runs are still being shown around the world), demonstrates how this inherent handicap can be overcome ...



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How to write a corporate image brochure people will truly want to read

by Philip Yaffe

Most companies and organizations of any size produce and distribute glossy brochures to enhance their image. Most such publications are largely a waste because they are seldom read, even by employees and members of these companies and organizations. But it doesn't have to be that way. Here is an approach to help ensure that such image brochures are actually worth the time and money expended on them. ...


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Myths and realities of writing for the web

by Philip Yaffe

It is often said that the advent of the World Wide Web has changed everything, including how people read texts and therefore how writers should write texts. Don't believe it. Good texts written for the web are essentially the same as good texts written for print. ...