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Write for Business eTips are writing strategies delivered to your inbox for free every week. With practical instruction and engaging activities, eTips help many types of business writers.

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Feb 13 2020

Minding the Gap Explore how to write to readers of British English.

Feb 5 2020

Are You Caught in a Comma Pickle? Get a refresher on when to use a comma before the word "and."

Jan 29 2020

Your Friend, Revision Professional writers sometimes spend several days or weeks revising a single piece of writing. Unless you’re working on a big project, you won’t have so much time. These four strategies can help you quickly turn a vague or uninspiring draft into clear and effective writing.

Jan 22 2020

Dishing on Dashes This tip will show you how to add the versatile dash to your writing toolkit. Plus, learn the nitty gritty of em dashes versus en dashes.

Jan 16 2020

How to Create Reader-Friendly Writing Business writing too often forces readers to navigate dense paragraphs and inflated language, leading to frustration and miscommunication. Learn strategies for providing your own readers with a friendlier and more efficient reading experience.

Jan 9 2020

Maddening Modifiers Adjectives and adverbs both add flair and specificity to communication, but some common modifiers can trip us up, creating grammatical problems.

Jan 2 2020

Choose Your Writing Resolution Kick off the new year with a writing resolution. Learn about our recommendations or pick your own.

Dec 23 2019

Hooray for Holiday Letters Today's tip will introduce strategies for writing your letters quickly and effectively and then highlight holiday grammar gremlins to avoid.

Dec 18 2019

Lessons from the Top of the Business World What can a Fortune 500 CEO teach us about writing?

Dec 11 2019

Striking the Right Tone Discover strategies for developing the best voice for your business writing.

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