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Oct 16 2019 Ending Strong Review strategies for creating an effective closing part for your business writing.

Oct 9 2019 Choosing Among Me, Myself, and I Review tricks for avoiding common pronoun errors.

Oct 2 2019 How to Connect with Readers Writing works best when it connects with the audience. Learn how to write for readers, not at them.

Sep 25 2019 Treating Coherence Problems Just as your bones rely on joints and connective tissue to move properly, writing requires certain connective features to create a smooth flow of ideas. This tip showcases how to create coherence through patterns of organization, transitions, and repetition.

Sep 18 2019 What Are Your Writing Rituals? Take a moment to think about the habits and conditions that help you write. If you can't identify any, that’s okay! This tip introduces rituals that lead to productive writing.

Sep 10 2019 Avoiding Unclear Pronouns Readers of business writing expect immediate clarity, so you should always make sure your pronouns clearly refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

Sep 4 2019 Unleash Engaging Comparisons Business correspondence sometimes gets a bad rap for being dull and lifeless. Explore how to breathe life into your writing—while also clarifying your ideas—through engaging comparisons.

Aug 28 2019 How to Focus Your Writing Writing that wanders off point or contains unrelated ideas is frustrating to read and difficult to understand. In other words, it lacks focus. Find out strategies for creating laser-focused writing.

Aug 21 2019 Where to Place Your Modifiers Take a closer look at how to avoid dangling and misplaced modifiers.

Aug 13 2019 6 Tricks for Catching Errors Explore simple editing tricks for keeping embarrassing writing errors from slipping through the cracks.

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