"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.

"I don’t know about you, but nothing irks me more than reading and editing a document riddled with mistakes apparently made by a seven-year-old, only to find the author is a well accomplished executive.

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.

"We reached out to the Global Language Monitor, which publishes an annual list of the year's top English words, to compile a ranking of the most popular business terms.

In this Business English Pod .

Langwitches.

To ensure your thank you letter stands out from the competition after an interview, it's important to rethink how you approach writing it.

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.

One would think that with that many written projects under my belt, writing would come naturally to me by now.

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.

Not sure where to put that comma?

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.