I love this post at Business and Blogging called “What Eleanor Roosevelt Could Teach You about Blogging for Business.” Liz Fuller’s analysis is right on the mark and her entry has some great tips for blogging.
She hits on a pet peeve of mine, too:
Clarity - Eleanor wrote for a widely dispersed audience with varying levels of education and life experiences. She made sure that her articles could be understood by farmers, businessmen and senators alike. She did this by writing with no pretense and no jargon.
Yes indeed, Liz!
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Thanks for linking to my article! It was a sheer joy to write. I learned a lot (and am still learning) from her example.
(Beautiful pic of ER!!)
Liz
Thanks for the great article, Liz! You’ve inspired me to look for a collection of her columns. I found this one, but I’m going to dig some more later today and see if I can find the entire set somewhere.
Rachelle
It’s interesting to think what figures from that past would have done with today’s tools…
I agree, Laura!
Conversely, I wonder if in today’s culture, if a First Lady would be encouraged to write a daily public anything that could be subjected to scrutiny and criticism, etc. Can you imagine Laura Bush doing a daily blog about her White House experiences? It’d have to go through so many levels of PR handlers and legal teams first, I bet.
I also wonder if anyone could achieve such wide appeal as the Roosevelts.
Rachelle
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