Baxter Communications » Insights https://baxtercommunications.nl Global communications in English Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:19:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Fragments – jolly or jerky? https://baxtercommunications.nl/difficult-read/ https://baxtercommunications.nl/difficult-read/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:01:02 +0000 http://baxtercommunications.nl/?p=5514 Frequent use of incomplete sentences (or sentence fragments) is a style that many Dutch writers and readers like: […]

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]]> https://baxtercommunications.nl/going-social/feed/ 0 Control the tense, control the argument https://baxtercommunications.nl/control-the-tense-control-the-argument/ https://baxtercommunications.nl/control-the-tense-control-the-argument/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:00:47 +0000 http://baxtercommunications.nl/?p=3710 According to Aristotle, all arguments boil down to just three issues: Blame, Values and Choice.  For example, “Who […]

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]]> https://baxtercommunications.nl/ask-colleagues-to-find-a-second-reader/feed/ 0 Don’t forget the final step https://baxtercommunications.nl/dont-forget-the-final-step/ https://baxtercommunications.nl/dont-forget-the-final-step/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:02:33 +0000 http://baxtercommunications.nl/wp/?p=241 Writing in a corporate context is usually a collaborative and iterative process. You brief us on what you […]

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