DOESN'T THIS SEEM LIKE A VERY GOOD TIME to get together with other exec comms colleagues for a candid and constructive conversation? Here's the place. Seats are limited to 20, and dwindling. Register now.

SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID, I've been genuinely confused about what "freedom" means, exactly. I think lots of Americans have. "Freedom's Just Another Word." Today, on Writing Boots.

CALL FOR ENTRIES. The ECAs provide rare recognition to behind-the-scenes teams, set standards for excellence in this still-burgeoning discipline and show the whole corp comms world what effective exec comms can do. The early-bird deadline is March 28.

Alternative to joining President Trump in watching the Super Bowl: Join me, in watching the last time the Chiefs played a Super Bowl in NOLA—after the 1969 season (and the year of my birth)—on what appears to be an engorged septic drain field.

MIDNIGHT TOMORROW IS THE EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE. Enter now, and afford to enter more.

THIS MORNING I noted that my end table held three non-alcoholic beers, and a bottle of statin pills. No wonder I'm muttering to myself a lot lately ... "The Quotable Murr: Things I've Heard Myself Mutter Just in the Last Week." Today, on Writing Boots.

IN PROFESSIONAL EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, phony positivity is now a minimum requirement, LOL! "Writer, Do You Find Yourself Using Cheap Cheer in Your Correspondence as Egregiously as This Guy?!" Today, on Writing Boots.

NEVER A GOOD TIME to talk about it. "Why Do I Get So Irritated When People Bring Up Trump? I Asked Myself." Today, on Writing Boots.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for this all-new webinar. For communicators who serve leaders who struggle to meet conventional public speaking expectations—and for exec comms pros who are neurodivergent themselves. Register now.

WHAT CAN COMMUNICATORS DO? More than you might think. "Here's How Professional Communicators Responded the First Time Trump Was Elected. How Are You Responding Now?" Today, on Writing Boots.

TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, this is how we've sounded all along. "'We're Havin' Donkey Dick': This Is What America Sounds Like." Today, on Writing Boots.

STARTS NEXT WEEK. Don’t miss this chance to become a smarter, savvier, stronger exec comms pro.

TWO WEEKS til the early-bird deadline, Jan. 31. Those who enter early can afford to enter more. #speechwriter

AFTER DECADES OF WRITING AND PUBLISHING, I still have no idea what will be popular and what won't, and why. For instance ... "Why Is a Throwaway Rant About the Word 'Kiddo' the Most Resonant Thing I've Ever Written? Beats Me!" Today, on Writing Boots.

THE LAST TIME TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT, college presidents and CEOs filled a leadership void. Who will fill it now? "Spin Cycle: Five Minutes After Embracing 'Institutional Restraint,' Will Leaders Dare to Comfort Their Afflicted?" Today, on Writing Boots.

EXECUTIVE PRESENCE: IT'S THE SINGLE SKILL SET that makes or breaks a communications career. Register yourself, register your whole team, for the course that will change the game.

'WE'RE IN RERUNS, you and me." "Another Round: Why Old Friends Don't Stop Old Friends From Telling Old Stories." Today, on Writing Boots.

REGISTER NOW for this overwhelmingly edifying and entertaining speechwriting course. Starts this month. (PSA members get 25% off)

ALCOHOL GIVES YOU CANCER. Self-righteousness IS cancer. "Charles Blow Thinks He's the First Teetotaler Who Ever Took Any Shit for It." Today, at Writing Boots.

FINALLY, I'm writing for the right reasons. "I Started Writing for One Reason. I Keep Writing for Another." Today, at Writing Boots.