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Sonja Barisic 4/6/22 Sonja Barisic 4/6/22

AP Style for Communicators Who Need a Refresher

Sonja Barisic, APR of Sunflower Communications and Nealy Gihan of Purpled Inked present a webinar on AP style tips. This is a quick refresher for communicators. Cost is $16.

Sonja Barisic 3/10/22 Sonja Barisic 3/10/22

Do You Know Your AP Style?

Sonja Barisic, APR of Sunflower Communications and Nealy Gihan of Purpled Inked present a webinar on AP style tips to the Public Relations Society of America Hampton Roads, Virginia, chapter.

Sonja Barisic 6/22/21 Sonja Barisic 6/22/21

Apply Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules for Writers

Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules for Writers can be applied to many types of writing, not just the hard-boiled crime novels for which Leonard was famous. Your writing will be easier to read if you follow his advice.

Sonja Barisic 6/17/21 Sonja Barisic 6/17/21

Stop Using Meaningless Quotes

Don’t lard your writing with BS that is full of jargon and dances around the meaning. Journalists can spot inauthentic quotes. So can your other readers. Don’t alienate them.