I’ve got a guest post up today at Word Sell, home of my good friend Brad Shorr who’s taking a well earned vacation. It’s on 10 Ways to Free Your Business Writing.
A lot of the people I work with think of writing at work or in business as anything but ‘free’. They find it turgid, stodgy, heavy. They feel frustrated, awkward, uncomfortable about the reports, correspondence and notes of meetings they’re expected to conjure up at work.
If that sounds like you here are ten things you can try to free up your writing at work…
Check out the post to get the 10 tips!
Thanks for the opportunity Brad, and enjoy your break
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A very nice post indeed. I have one more suggestion if you will permit me. “Be conversational”
Rummuser – good point. I might just adjust it to ‘be as conversational as you can be’. Some work environments don’t allow for chattiness and conversational writing – but you can always try to be as human, engaging and conversational as possible
Joanna
Hi Joanna,
I’ll pop over and read now. Business writing is so often dry and stodgy and I sometimes find it difficult to help business clients see that it does not have to be that way. Looking forward to reading the tips.
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Karen, you’re right, it doesn’t have to be dry, nor does it have to be painful to write. So many people find it an awful part of their job. I love it when I help them change that – removing a burden and frustration from the working week. There are more than enough of those already!
What a great post, Joanna.
I loved the first rule, “Use Plain English” as there are more and more writers that so obsessed with the high profile writing style and pleased with all the Jargons…
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Wilson, I think plain English would solve many of our communication problems. I only wish we could persuade more people over to the cause!
Joanna, thanks again for the post. Can’t wait to read your next 10 tips!
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