My neighbour, Sue, is the queen of mispronunciation. The other day she said she “pacifically” wanted to tell me about the 9 course “crustacean” menu she enjoyed recently at a fancy restaurant. The servings were apparently tiny.
My neighbour, Sue, is the queen of mispronunciation. The other day she said she “pacifically” wanted to tell me about the 9 course “crustacean” menu she enjoyed recently at a fancy restaurant. The servings were apparently tiny.
When was the last time you read a business document and understood it on the first pass?
When was the last time you read a business document and understood it on the first pass?
I spend a lot of time in various corporate environments working with people from my generation who just weren’t taught basic grammar.
I spend a lot of time in various corporate environments working with people from my generation who just weren’t taught basic grammar.
It’s 2019, and you’d be forgiven for thinking nothing much has changed in the world of writing for work. Many writers simply take too long to get to the point. They choose wordiness over brevity, increasing the chances of confusing their readers.
It’s 2019, and you’d be forgiven for thinking nothing much has changed in the world of writing for work. Many writers simply take too long to get to the point. They choose wordiness over brevity, increasing the chances of confusing their readers.
Have you ever written and proof-read a document only to have it returned at some point with a few glaring grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors?
Have you ever written and proof-read a document only to have it returned at some point with a few glaring grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors?
“Get to the Point: Use Clear and Concise Business Writing.” How do you get to the point without seeming rude? Would it be helpful to know how to make your point quickly, request an action, push for a result – and not get people off...
“Get to the Point: Use Clear and Concise Business Writing.” How do you get to the point without seeming rude? Would it be helpful to know how to make your point quickly, request an action, push for a result – and not get people off...
I’m often asked why we need to bother to learn to spell given we now have a way of checking our spelling in pretty much every business document we create. We have autocorrect functions, we have spell check in Word, we have predictive text...
I’m often asked why we need to bother to learn to spell given we now have a way of checking our spelling in pretty much every business document we create. We have autocorrect functions, we have spell check in Word, we have predictive text...
