Veterans Day 2020: Honoring America’s Veterans

Cut Short Veterans Memorial Garden with tall white pillars honoring veterans from Canton Township, Michigan.

Today the United States celebrates the 67th anniversary of Veterans Day to honor the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the US military service. In the past, every year at 11AM Eastern Time on November 11, a color guard with members from all US military services, gave honor to our… Continue reading Veterans Day 2020: Honoring America’s Veterans

Takeaways from Writing the the Web: The Six Step LUCID Writing Approach

Writing for the Web: The Six Step LUCID Writing Approach that Gets Your Message Across.

In his Writing for the Web: The Six Step LUCID Writing Approach that Gets Your Message Across webinar hosted by UXPA International, Charlie Kreitzberg, Senior User Experience Advisor at Princeton University, shared his insights on creating communications that successfully get your message across.

Kreitzberg discussed the importance of understanding your audience as he provided practical tips on how writers, content strategists, and user experience professionals can organize, create, and design content.

Here are my notes from his presentation. Continue reading Takeaways from Writing the the Web: The Six Step LUCID Writing Approach

Photo of the Week: Black-bellied Plover at Howard Marsh

black and white shorebird grazes on the grass

The black and white shorebird with long legs, short neck, and round head calmly grazed in the grass next to the parking lot, oblivious to the delighted birders who looked on from a distance through their binoculars and spotting scope. A Black-bellied Plover isn’t a rare occurrence at Howard Marsh Metropark on the southwestern shore… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Black-bellied Plover at Howard Marsh