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Best Email Writing Courses Teaching Professional Email Skills

Writing Clear, Effective Email Course ‑ Self-Study (BWC35) Business email writing course for self-motivated learners who don’t want instructor coaching and training Email writing training teaching email writing that has impact Dozens of interactive exercises on email writing training Business email course with many examples of effective business emails Online, informative, easy-to-read lessons in writing professional email Lessons in the email writing course from first draft to final draft Tuition $69   Syllabus: BWC35 Writing Clear,

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Commas Test

https://businesswriting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/testing-banner-cropped-300×300.jpg Test Your Knowledge of Commas Presented by the Business Writing Center, training business writers since 1997 1. Select the sentence that uses commas correctly (a, b, c, or d) from the four choices. Only one of the four sentences uses commas correctly. a) Moreover their network server is not protected from hackers. b) Moreover, their network server is not protected from hackers. c) Moreover their network server is not protected, from hackers. d) Moreover,

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Use Readability Tests to Check Your Report Writing Health

Evaluate the readability of your report writing regularly. Overly simple report writing may put off your reader and fail to convey the necessary information, while overly complex information can confuse the reader. You must write your business reports so clearly that 100 percent of the readers understand 100 percent of your business reports 100 percent of the time. The average businessperson comprehends at the 9th to 10th grade level.  The average American adult comprehends at

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Does Business Vocabulary Make the Writer Seem More Intelligent?

Much business writing includes difficult or archaic business vocabulary and phrases people do not use in everyday speaking, such as “cognizant” instead of “aware,” “initiate” instead of “begin,” and “endeavor” instead of “try.” Some writers feel business writing with difficult or archaic words is more businesslike and shows the writer’s intelligence. Using common, everyday words feels to some writers like it’s dumbing down the writing and patronizing the reader. However, research* by Daniel M. Openheimer

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What Is the Best Business Writing Vocabulary?

What many business writers refer to as “business vocabulary” contains difficult or archaic words and phrases people do not use in everyday speaking, such as “cognizant” instead of “aware,” “initiate” instead of “begin,” and “endeavor” instead of “try.” The writers feel using difficult or archaic words makes their business writing seem more professional and shows the writer’s intelligence. Using common, everyday words in business writing feels to these writers like it’s dumbing down the writing

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