Do you dread being asked to take meeting minutes? Did your last set of minutes take you hours to prepare? Or do you want to volunteer to take minutes and make sure you do a really…
You may have been told that you shouldn’t use a comma before the word and. However, you need to be careful – this statement is not always true. Here’s an…
Often we need to write persuasive documents, such as proposals or recommendation reports. The main goal of these types of documents is to persuade your readers to take specific…
Many people tell us they don’t feel confident when they’re writing because they aren’t entirely sure how to use some punctuation marks. Some elements of punctuation can be…
If you want to hone your employees’ writing skills and encourage them to be self sufficient, you need to know how to be a good editor
Here are a few quick tips you can incorporate into your daily email correspondence to maintain proper etiquette during the busiest of workdays. Start with a strong…
Effective business documents are concise, explaining key details with specific language. Too often, people write long-winded paragraphs packed full of industry buzzwords. While…
Have you experienced this situation? You complete a proposal you think will persuade your readers to accept a course of action you’re suggesting. You submit your proposal…
Hands up everyone who was taught that you can’t start a sentence with the word because. Ah, thought so – many of you were taught that “rule”. The most…
What is each pronoun all about?
When asked to think of saving time and money, most business leaders will consider ways to reduce the cost of staffing, supplies, equipment, facilities and taxes. But what about…
Conclusions often don’t get the time they deserve. Typically, they are dashed off with little thought, and therefore are full of clichés, bulky, bureaucratic phrases and…
Policies and procedures are important documents that outline the way an organization operates. If you want people to follow them, they need to be clear and specific. In certain…
If you edit documents for your employees or co-workers, ensure you are giving the best feedback possible. Here are ways to be a great editor.
When looking at the careers section of your local weekend paper, you’ll find some great examples of how not to write a list.
