Continual and continuous can’t be used interchangeably. While some people consistently use continuous, other people consistently use continual. For the most part, it’s because…
Writing is often burdened with sentences that are too long. The more words and relationships in a sentence, the more confused your readers may become. As writers, we need to…
Have you ever started reading a letter or email only to find the introduction feels disconnected or confusing? It’s a common frustration. In business writing, the goal is to…
One way to reduce the time it takes for you to prepare your meeting minutes is to use a template. However, the trick is to use a template not only for the meeting minutes that you…
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…
Evaluating performance means taking your training beyond the classroom. You’ve already taken a training class and confirmed you learned what you were supposed to. Now ask yourself…
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?
