What's the difference between a snapshot and a really good photograph? Sometimes it's a matter of using the correct settings, but many times, the answer is composition. Good composition is one of ...

This article is about how people's brains make sense of what they read. According to Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, author of "The Sense of Style," that topic sentence helped catalyze the ...

Reader Question: What is meant by good composition and how do I achieve it? My Answer: Tip No. 1: Don’t constantly put subjects in the middle of the frame. Whether it is the horizon in a landscape or ...

Today is Thursday, so this post is on communication skills. Clear, crisp writing is an important communication skill. Successful people are able to get across their ideas in an easily readable way.

We’re professors who try to write well. We also try to help our students and colleagues write well. But, really, why bother? Among the standard answers: Because businesses want good writers. Because ...

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Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Any management consultant will tell you that communication skills are vital to success in ...