Sep 2, 2020 | Communication, Editing, Effective Writing
Jobs become boring when the daily routine is repetitive, and so does writing when you read short, choppy sentences with the same structure and length. But everyday business writing doesn’t need to read like a children’s book. The simplest sentence...
Jul 16, 2020 | Communication, Editing, Effective Writing, Managing, Uncategorized
Simple and direct is the reliable go-to sentence structure of English, but if you edit closely and notice that certain words in a sentence create important emphasis, rearrange the order to position those words at the end. Positioning words for emphasis, so that you...
Jun 18, 2020 | Communication, Editing, Effective Writing, Managing
The way many people read today — tapping, skimming, swiping – is affecting how well we process and remember information, says a neuroscientist who studies digital reading. Maryanne Wolf, author of Reader Come Home: the Reading Brain in a Digital World, says...
Jun 4, 2020 | Communication, Editing, Effective Writing, Uncategorized
Ask people for words starting with “c” that describe good writing, and they will quickly toss out clear and concise, which are the backbone of good writing. But other important qualities also begin with “c.” Cohesive — When you breeze...
Apr 22, 2020 | Communication, Effective Writing, Managing, Uncategorized
People sometimes try to justify they way they write by saying, “that’s my style,” but in business communication, clarity and economy of language take precedence. Style refers to how writers present themselves on the page: the words they choose, the...
Nov 21, 2019 | Editing, Effective Writing, Punctuation and Grammar
Conjunctions, such as and, but, or, and so, can make a difference in the meaning of your sentence. Be sure to choose the right one. Conjunctions are connecting words that express a relationship between two elements (words, clauses, or phrases). You tend to pay little...