Watch Those Commas!

When writing the final draft of your presentation (and of course when you are actually speaking) watch those pesky little commas.


The use of commas can make a big differences in the interpretation of your material.  Consider, for instance this sentence:


"A woman without her man is nothing." 


You had better make sure who is sitting in your audience when you come out with that one -- of if you make it even worse by dropping in a couple of commas to come up with:


"A woman, without her man, is nothing." or:


"A woman: without her, man is nothing."


So remember that judicious (and grammatical) use of commas can make a big difference in how well your presentation goes over.


For more information on this topic of commas and other punctuation  get a copy of Eats, Shoots & Leaves  by Lynne Truss.