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...
Sep 19, 2017 | Effective Writing
A person usually has good intentions when he or she suggests the right way or wrong way to do something in writing, but if you ask the person why that is the accepted way, you often hear, it just sounds better or that’s the way I was taught, or the more candid I...
Sep 5, 2017 | Effective Writing
If you want to hold an audience’s attention, paragraph unity and length are important to readability. Many writers write until the text appears to be getting long, then put in a period and hit enter. But a paragraph is not a randomly created chunk of black...
Aug 28, 2017 | Punctuation and Grammar
English has many troublesome pairs that often perplex writers, because many words in English are similar to others but are not synonyms. Here are some “twins” that often leave a writer wondering which one is appropriate and why. i.e. and e.g. — Using...