Writing Skills

People understand the costs of doing business in terms of equipment, staff, property and taxes. But what about the cost of communication? All activities related to written communications in…

When you connect with others, you’re always sending and receiving nonverbal messages. These wordless messages happen both when communicating in person and digitally. Have you ever wondered what a punctuation mark in an email meant? Have you…

Do employees in your organization struggle with using consistent abbreviations, spellings and capitalizations? Maybe you write Internet with a capital I but your co-workers spell it internet. Or you like organize…

It seems few things have been left unscathed in the wake of Covid-19. Times are tough and it’s essential to adjust your language to reflect that. Here are a few quick tips you can incorporate into your daily email correspondence to maintain…

Working remotely has many of us sending off dozens of emails a day to communicate with colleagues, customers and everyone in between. Due to the high volume, it can be easy to hit send in a hurry, forgetting to read through for any mistakes.…

Covid-19 has changed the way many of us work, constantly presenting new challenges as restrictions are put into effect. For many of us, this means working from home and relying on email as our core method of communication. As we navigate these…

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.

Give Specific Feedback

Employees need to know exactly what they have done…

Do employees in your organization struggle with using consistent abbreviations, spellings, numbers and capitalization? Maybe you write Internet with a capital I but your co-workers spell it internet. Or you like organize with a Z while others…

Writing is often plagued 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 remember that our brains process information better when it’s presented…