Write Email Messages at Third-grade Level for Success
You want your email message read, and usually you want a response. That’s especially true in marketing messages. How do you increase...
Keep it "Short and Sweet" in Business Writing
Writing with clarity is essential, but writing with brevity is more difficult, especially in business writing. For example, a manager...
Six Subject Line Tips that Work
1. The best advice is to get to the point. For business communications in particular, it’s best to let recipients know what the message...
Five Tips To Improve Your English Writing Skills
Learning a new language is never easy. Learning to think fast, read and write in a new language to keep pace in your job with native...
Are you using these 10 words correctly?
It’s not alright…ah…all right…to make these mistakes: Ahold: Either it’s two words (I’ll get a hold of him later) or it’s simply hold...
5 Hints to Help You Simmer Before Sending
In a recent post, I talked about how easy it is to misunderstand the tone and intent of email without the verbal and body language cues...
Book Ideas for Writers
As the New Year gets into full swing, here are two great books to have on your shelf. These work for writers and those aspiring to...
