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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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