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Hugh Gibbons' good-humoured goodies
for
pharmaceutical physicians, colleagues and friends |
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PPhunnies
at Work
A PPhew helpful
creations for developing personal skills-sets
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Managing to
Kill a Good Idea
is a short
slideshow which explores ways in which ideas
can be made to disappear with little risk of blame... Good for a
discussion on departmental culture, the techniques include...
IGNORE IT
Dead silence intimidates all but the most enthusiastic
SAY: OH WE'VE TRIED THAT BEFORE
Even if it’s not true! Particularly effective in making newcomers feel
like outsiders…
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How to Write
Gooder What'ever Job Your in
is a list with a
difference. It sets out some simple guidelines as a reminder of
writing skills, such as...
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Ask a good writer about sensitivities over gender, and he’ll tell you
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Being a dangling participle, you may create a problem for the reader.
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Avoid clichés like the plague – seek viable alternatives.
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Read your writing aloud to see if you’ve any words out.
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Beware of running sentences together they are hard to figure out.
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At all points in time be sure to employ verbal terminologies which are
the least extensive in lengthiness and non-familiarity.
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Download the paper version here |
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Textually Transmitted Diseases
is a simple guide
to some of the common areas of ill-literacy for many people at work - such
as those in pharmaceutical medicine. The conditions and some treatments
include...
HYPERVERBALISM
Too many words spoil the broth. Set yourself sensible word, line or
page budgets for what you’re writing. Then edit your working drafts
diligently. Be a good and willing editor.
PREMATURE E-JACULATION
Don't send E-Mail or press the Reply key while you're hopping mad. The
reply you Delete may save many a relationship.
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More PPhunnies will be posted
here shortly - probably including
Management Maxims of a Drum Major
Never Squat with Yer Spurs On
The Gettysburg Address (Powerpoint version...) |
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