Getting your business writing active
Taking control of your writing and understanding the difference between active or passive voice will have a big impact on the style and tone, as well as clarity, of your communication.
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Three misspellings that could cost you money
In business, spelling errors could not only cause embarrassment to your organisation or make you appear less competent, they could cost money.
Informative headings: how to get better results from business reports
There are a few very quick and simple things you can do to make your written communications more readable. One is to break up the text with headings.
Punctuation: a critically endangered species
Punctuation is one of the most misunderstood aspects of written English. Out of fear of getting it wrong, some people employ avoidance tactics and barely use punctuation at all. Others use punctuation willy-nilly in the hope of at least getting some of it right.
Demystifying the hyphen and the dash
t’s hard to believe that a tiny stroke on the page can cause so much confusion and misunderstanding. Yet the hyphen (-) and the dash (a longer stroke) do just that.
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Strictly Strine: honouring Australia's unique expressions
We Australians are renowned for being laid back or casual. We're also very attached to the concept of a fair go. Although American culture and language is becoming ever more dominant in Australia, every now and then you do still hear these beauties (or ‘bewdies’ as we would say in the land down under).
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