"To make the writing right, use outside resources to help you get a third person perspective on your writing.

John Brandon (photo, left) of Inc.

"National Punctuation Day is celebrated every year in the US on September 24," declares Lucy Yang (photo, left).

"When left unchecked, not only does rampant incivility make our days more tense, it also leads to a loss of focus, a loss of productivity, a deliberate slacking off among disgruntled employees, and even serious health problems.

"Content engineering or content marketing is essentially about designing the right kinds of content that might engage consumers.

Blake Snow reports on the topic at Cisco.

"Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, philanthropist, author and CEO of Bizzultz May McCarthy [photo, left] explains how intuition will help you achieve financial freedom.

Writer Katherine Brooks (photo, left) discusses the book - You're Probably Saying It Wrong by Ross and Kathryn Petras.

"Modern business is often conducted via quick-fire typing on tiny screens.

"This was a big style-update year at the American Copy Editors Society (ACES) meeting.

"[Recently,] Savvy Psychologist Dr.

"What is the secret to the unparalleled success that keeps Amazon growing while so many traditional retailers are shutting their doors?

"Grammar rules can seem like a nuisance.

"Everyone in business and design is talking about storytelling these days, and this seems like a good thing: if we can replace the dreary powerpoint decks with tales that win hearts and minds, then life for everyone will be better.

"Occasionally, a new word or phrase breaks out of the confines of the business world and into the cultural conversation.

Shana Lebowitz reports.

Stacey Lastoe (photo, left) shows the way in a piece at TheMuse.

"Would you like to write faster?

"In offices around the world, writers spend time and energy disputing business writing standards.

"Online dictionary Merriam-Webster announced on February 7 that it has added more than 1,000 new words to its catalog, drawing from pop culture, science, foreign languages, sports, medicine, and more.

"A good writer produces not just words, but meaning.

"Communication, language and style matter in all areas of life.

"Compared to our pre-digital forebears, we’re expected to produce torrents of writing: emails, text messages, blog posts, social media, presentations," writes Spencer Critchly (photo, left).

"To highlight some of the most overused buzzwords, we created this visual with 25 of the most overused buzzwords and how much their use has increased in print over the past 30 years.

"I recently attended a dinner meeting whose featured speaker told about her life in a foreign country.