Tom Corfman

We hack our way through the jargon jungle. #writingtips wsj.com/business/c-sui…

No wonder I always feel so good! apa.org/news/press/rel…

@work_matters I loved the book. It was fun to write about it.

This is an excellent compact summary of the causes and remedies for jargon monoxide. Thank you @TomCorfman Takeaways for communicators from the authors of ‘The Friction Project’. ragan.com/how-to-prevent…

Steve Cahillane fondly remembered the first time he put @HeinzTweets ketchup on a hot dog at a @Yankees baseball game. “Ketchup doesn’t need to just go on a hamburger,” he told @jessenewman13. “Ketchup can go on any number of things.” Except one! wsj.com/business/retai…

@BillFigel @ChicagoBears Good catch

⁦@ChicagoBears⁩ coach Ben Johnson took off more than just his shirt. He took off his glove for a respectful handshake, unlike Eagles coach Nick Sirianni.

Typing freeze? Matthew McConaughey, who has a new book, says his ideal writing process includes steaks, tequila and turning off the phone. Whatever works for one writer may not work for another. Like a vegetarian. #writingtips raganconsulting.com/how-to-ease-wr…

@BillFigel @Chicago_History Sometimes I yearn to be a copy editor.

@TomCorfman @Chicago_History Ay. Thx

What do you call this kind of building? #ChicagoHistory 🎃

@BillFigel @Chicago_History Gray stone walk-up. :)

@Chicago_History Grey Stone walk up.

"A few demonstrators continued to mull around the facility on Tuesday," @Suntimes reports. Were they rubbing their chins and saying, "Hmmmm"? chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/20…

Comparing Matthew McConaughey's writing process with my own: I'm two for three. #writingtips. Story by @laneflorsheim . wsj.com/style/matthew-…

Overheard in front of the @jenisicecreams in #Andersonville on 9/19/25: "Sometimes you just need an ice cream."

@nytimes Frank Bruni occasionally tacks onto the end of his newsletter a feature he calls, "For the Love of Sentences." There's a lot to learn from reading his selections. We take away five #writingtips anyone can use. raganconsulting.com/writing-tips-b…

"You can clip newspaper stories and photos into work that lingers on the door of your refrigerator.," @RoyPeterClark writes. "(Try sticking your phone on the refrigerator door.)" poynter.org/commentary/202…

Somebody should tell John Stankey to stop talking about culture. Memos and slogans don’t change corporate culture at @ATT or anywhere else. #internalcommunications raganconsulting.com/john-stankey-a…

Hey @Suntimes, what's the problem with this headline? #copyediting needed

A new book on Toni Morrison's career as an editor with Random House has lessons for #publicrelations and #internalcommunications teams. Written by Dana A. Williams, published by @HarperCollins. #writingtips raganconsulting.com/crisis-communi…

Hey, @TheOnion, @washingtonpost beat you to it! washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…

Teaser headlines, which withhold facts from readers to get them to click, have lower engagement, according to a study by journalist @Jieun____Shin of @UFJSchool. I combine the study with #writingtips on titles by Raymond Chandler! raganconsulting.com/when-to-use-cl…

Are your chores done yet? Writing doesn't need to be a routine, disagreeable task. Here's a couple ways to boost creativity to make the process more rewarding. And a lesson from football coach #MikeHolmgren. #writingtips raganconsulting.com/how-to-boost-c…

Communicating directly with your audiences, like Beyoncé does, is a tenet of what we call brand journalism. But that doesn't mean you should leave the news media out in the cold. #PublicRelations raganconsulting.com/get-news-media…