Monthly Archives: May 2022

We’ve outlawed disclaimers. Here’s why.

By Beth Nyland|2022-05-25T20:22:09+00:00May 25, 2022|Categories: Creative Confidence, Creativity, Everyday Communication, Learning|

When it comes to creative communication, I am not fond of rules—unless I’m breaking them. I tweak templates, bust boundaries, and write wrong. Perhaps this is why I’m self-employed; I take serious pleasure in challenging “the way we’ve always done it” and going against the grain. But in our Story Mode workshops, Jill and I enforce [...]

DON’T Mind the Gap

By Jill Pollack|2022-05-02T21:32:12+00:00May 2, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|

Have you ever ridden the London tube? “Mind the Gap” is what you hear over the loudspeaker every time the Tube stops and the doors open. The 'gap' is the space between the train and the platform. The phrase has become iconic and it has taken up residence in my head this month. I’ve been thinking [...]

Spencer Grace

Spencer Grace is Beth Nyland's consulting agency, devoted to creative business communication. Nope, that's not an oxymoron. Beth makes sure it's for real.

StoryStudio Chicago

StoryStudio is a school for creative writers. Jill Pollack founded and has grown the studio to teach more than 1,200 individual students a year while also working with organizations to find and tell their best business stories.

Story Mode

Story Mode is where the best of Spencer Grace and StoryStudio come together. It's a program that generates practical results every time (even though it feels a lot like play).