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Welcome to the blog – advice, opinions and musings on how to make words work
You may or may not be tempted to visit a tailor the next time you want to buy a suit. But you probably know that if you did, you'd end up with something that fitted you much better than if you went with off-the-rack. The same is true of training. We run scheduled...
The first draft of a document is usually something like the proverbial first pancake: a less-than-ideal shape, a little thin in some parts and...
Presentations are known for striking fear in the hearts of many. But, for some, the terror of presenting is surpassed only by having to field...
We cap our small-group training at ten delegates per course. Eight is even better. But these limits may seem a little stingy at first – especially...
An estimated one billion people in the world now speak English as a second language. That number will only grow. Meanwhile, some big international...
What do you want your writing style to say about you? What impression do you hope the things you write at work leave on those who read them? We know...
Our newsletter Writing Matters will help you to get your point across, supercharge your writing and make sure you stand out from the crowd. We've helped over 80,000 professionals achieve their goals.
Training is only worthwhile if it works. It needs to do far more than simply let you tick a box. That’s why we’re proud that the Learning and...
If your learning options are limited to the digital, you actually still have a range of possibilities to choose from. But what are they, how does...
I didn’t sleep well last Thursday night. The media images of the previous few days had been playing on an endless loop in my mind, so what little...
Our consultants reveal how they make remote courses every bit as engaging as those in the real world. 2020 is changing us. Working from home,...
No matter where you are as you read this, you spend most of your time living in the same place as I do: in your screen. We all live in our screens...
You know the story. An innocent chat over email or instant messaging turns fraught and ends, if not in tears, then in a tense exchange that leaves...
What is the one activity that unites all desk-based jobs? Here’s a clue: you probably do this as soon as you get into the office (if not before). In...
It's not every day that a style guide becomes worldwide news. Word of the guidelines that Jacob Rees-Mogg – the newly appointed leader of the House...
Fifty-seven years ago today, three men were sitting on top of a missile, hurtling up into the inky void, travelling the 240,000 miles (384,400...
There’s one thing about reports that people never seem to talk about. Even after more than 25 years, and training more than 80,000 people to write...
Mention writing skills to most people and they will roll their eyes before launching into a confession about how spelling/grammar/punctuation/all...
Word counts are a feature common to business and academic writing alike. ITTs (invitations to tender) commonly specify a word limit for key...
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