"This is the first in a three-part Business English Pod series that explores the use of many different language techniques in the context of a merger.

"As a non-native speaker of English, you might often find yourself in situations like this: You’re sitting in a meeting or a teleconference, and some of the participants are native English speakers.

"I took many writing classes in college but perhaps the most useful was one focused on business writing.

"According to our internal reports, here — in no particular order — are the ten most frequent catches by our editors in your press releases: .

According to Dean Evans (photo, left), "Poorly written or edited copy will adversely affect how people view your content.

"In this Business English Podcast lesson we’re going to look at useful language for handling the practical details of a business visit, such as airport pickup and restaurant or hotel booking.

"The New Yorker's Maria Konnikova explains the science behind why we need to sleep more, waste less time on the internet, and stop multitasking.

The Writer's Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, features an article on the topic of writing clean, concise sentences.

"Pronunciation is the ugly sister of language teaching, coming way behind vocabulary and grammar.

"Have you ever taken on additional responsibilities when your schedule was already fully booked?

"Words are everywhere, and many are strung together recklessly.

Andrea Wenger (photo, left) is the membership manager with the Carolina chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).

"Writing with numbers and figures is an overlooked skill despite the fact that we often include them in our communications.

In this Business English Pod .

This Business English podcast is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions.

I wrote one of the most popular articles in our business writing blog, "Top Ten Irritating Phrases," in 2009.

Every writer needs a good editor, whether it's another person or an internal editor who can adequately judge, cut, and rewrite sentences.

This is the last in our three-part Business English Podcast series on cold calling.

Whether it’s email, Twitter, Facebook, or — going back to the ancient days — even business letters and proposals, the single most powerful word in business writing is “you.

Barbara Rozgonyi (photo, left) attended a recent Ragan Corporate Writers and Editors Conference and gleaned "37 sweet writing tips from 7 spectacular speakers.

Dave Johnson offers some tips on "catching typos before you click send.

"There’s all kinds of advice across the web about when to use which app for each small thing that needs doing.

"People are busy.