Writing Numbers For Business Documents
When crafting business reports and documents, numbers can be one of the trickiest items to include in your text. How exactly do you write them so it doesn’t erode both the readability and professionalism of your documents? As a rule, all numbers smaller than 10 are usually spelled out in words. Filling your copy with [...]
Writing Paragraphs That Work
When writing, the importance of breaking your copy down into sensible paragraphs cannot be stated enough. Sentences strung together endlessly one after another can be difficult to work through, just as copy where a single thought extends across paragraphs can break the flow of writing. In fact, any decent English writing software will point you [...]
Business Documents: Reduce Cross-Referencing To A Minimum
When writing long business documents, especially ones filled with charts and tables, it’s very convenient to cross-reference information while you’re writing. Instead of detailing the facts of a situation again, many simply point the reader to a previous reference to it. Takes this paragraph, for example: The device comes with a built-in worldwide 3D map [...]
The Mistake Of Being Verbose
Many unseasoned writers often fall prey to the trap of verbosity – using too many words to express too little of an idea. Unless your goal is to write a requisite number of words, instead of successfully communicating with your audience, verbose prose is bad for business and should be avoided at all costs. Here’s [...]
Crafting Your Out-Of-Office Message
When you’re taking time off from work, it’s only prudent to craft an out-of-office message to make sure your contacts both inside and outside the organization don’t waste time thinking you’re getting their communication when you’re actually not even reading it. It’s a great way to make sure both clients, suppliers and co-workers don’t get [...]
Why Should You Use Writing Software?
One does not need to be an executive office bearer to gain from writing software; it is deployed by anyone who wishes to write better, in all ways. It will lead to executive writing skills that are desired by most editors, teachers, employers, and hopefully, the writer themselves. English software contextually checks spelling. When writer’s [...]
