Emily Halloran

A roadsign reads, 'typefaces' in an illegible typeface.
26 November 2025

Tattoos, road signs and typefaces

A tattoo is one of the most permanent messages you can send, so why are so many of them illegible? And what does this have to do with work?

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Two zombies work at computers in an office setting.
27 October 2025

Attack of the zombie nouns

They look harmless. Professional, even. Words like utilisation, implementation, completion and finalisation. These are zombie nouns, and they’re eating your writing alive.

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Fingers tweak an ISO icon. Other icons surround it: a certification ribbon, a ticked document and cogs.
1 October 2025

It’s finally here! An ISO plain language standard for legal writing

But why should you start using plain legal language? Try these 5 reasons on for size.

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A person in a business suit has a goldfish bowl instead of a head. A goldfish is jumping out of the bowl.
1 September 2025

What can you do about shrinking attention spans?

Attention spans have shrunk to just 47 seconds. With less than a minute, how do you make your writing engaging and efficient?

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Five people sit in a row on chairs. They each hold up a speech bubble above their heads. The 5th person's bubble has the number 5 in it.
14 May 2025

The 5 myths of workplace writing: #5 I can’t become a better writer

This is the last of a series of articles exploring widely held misconceptions that diminish many workplace writers’ efficiency and effectiveness.

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Five people sit in a row on chairs. They each hold up a speech bubble above their heads. The 4th person's bubble has the number 4 in it.
9 April 2025

The 5 myths of workplace writing Myth #4: Passive verbs boost my authority

This is the fourth of a series of articles exploring widely held misconceptions that diminish many workplace writers’ efficiency and effectiveness.

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Five people sit in a row on chairs. They each hold up a speech bubble above their heads. The 3rd person's bubble has the number 3 in it.
12 March 2025

The 5 myths of workplace writing: #3 Long words are more persuasive

This is the third of a series of articles exploring widely held misconceptions that diminish many workplace writers’ efficiency and effectiveness.

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Five people sit in a row on chairs. They each hold up a speech bubble above their heads. The 2nd person's bubble has the number 2 in it.
13 February 2025

The 5 myths of workplace writing: #2 My structure flows logically

This is the second of a series of articles exploring widely held misconceptions that diminish many workplace writers’ efficiency and effectiveness.

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Five people sit in a row on chairs. They each hold up a speech bubble above their heads. The 1st person's bubble has the number 1 in it.
15 January 2025

The 5 myths of workplace writing: #1 I don’t have time to plan

This is the first of a series of articles exploring widely held misconceptions that diminish many workplace writers’ efficiency and effectiveness.

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A rocket blasts off from a supermarket trolley. The rocket and trolley are in a music stadium.
3 December 2024

Worst Words of 2024

Dynamic pricing one day, dynamic definition the next. This year, Oasis fans found that prices soared instantly and did not come back down, which even impacted the tickets already in their shopping carts.

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