Excellence in Business Communication, 11th Edition
Chapter 5. Writing Business Messages
Bianca Nogrady reports on the topic over at ABC Science (Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online gateway to science).
"There’s nothing more irritating to a pedant’s ear than someone saying “mischievious” instead of “mischievous,” and nothing more embarrassing than realizing you’ve been pronouncing the word mischievous with an extra i for your whole life.
Jennifer Frost presents an infographic on the topic.
"If you’re a blogger, content writer, journalist, or novel writer, here are 10 FREE online tools that I recommend you to use to make your writing life a whole lot easier: .
"A friend of mine received an invitation to interview at a company.
"All it takes is a single tweet or text for some people to reveal their poor grasp of the English language.
"Want to make a better first impression and engender positive feelings that last a long time?
Nancy Duarte covers a recent speech by Emma Watson given at the United Nations Headquarters.
Drake Baer makes the case.
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The Writer's Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, features an article on the topic of writing clean, concise sentences.
According to Jacqueline Whitmore (photo, left), "When we’re young, our parents and teachers often instill the importance of saying, “thank you.
"At Business Insider, it's our job to take notes," writes Drake Baer (photo, left).
Olga Khazan (photo, left), of The Atlantic, covers the topic of "vocal fry.
"A slip of the tongue?
The Writer's Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, features an article on the topic of writing clean, concise sentences.
Ben Schott (photo, left) presents his ten words.
"Words are powerful things.
"When I was in journalism school we called the failure to mention the most important, interesting, or attention-grabbing elements of a story in the first paragraph of a story 'burying the lede.
"Last weekend, I was browsing in the Cajun food section at the grocery store.
"With all its accents and dialects, the English language naturally includes variation in sound.
Eric Barker speaks to Steven Pinker (photo, left) on the subject.
"One of my favourite sources for information and guidelines regarding referencing and citation styles is the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Barbara Pachter (photo, left) reveals common speaking mistakes even professionals make.