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How To Write A Better Memo

Size doesn’t matter. Such is the case with the memo. Isn’t it amazing how one relatively short document can be such a huge pain? Memos are an overlooked office document. We assume the least amount of words on a sheet of paper makes it least important. How wrong we are. Memos are as important as a ten-page business letter autographed by Brad Pitt. A poorly written memo can be irritating to readers (who really just want to get back to work) and damaging to the sender (who has no idea how he or she managed to come off sounding so careless).

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How to Write Better Business Letters

Writing business letters may be one of the best skills a business person can possess, especially during these times when few people possess it. The following tips will help you to construct better business letters. You can also adapt these principles to write better business e-mails, in terms of both format, style and tone.

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Business Writing Tips For Professionals

Effective business writing skills can help you win that million-dollar contract, earn a promotion, resolve a dispute, or generate a significant increase in new business leads. Poor business writing, on the other hand, can never be undone; it can cause you to lose business to your competition and even cost you your job.

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How To Write Better Instruction Manuals

If you know how to do something — and can do it well, almost without thinking — it makes sense that you’d want to share this information. What better way to do it than with an instruction manual. Writing an instruction manual may seem complicated and overwhelming, but it is easier than you think. The following tips will instruct you on what to do and how to do it.

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How To Write And Publish A Better Newsletter

Writing and publishing a newsletter is one of the most satisfying ways to promote your business, get involved in your community, or exercise those creative muscles. Imagine it: you are at the helm of your very own publication, organizing the content, calling all the shots. Sounds great, right?

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The Secret To Writing Success

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  • February 22, 2022January 31, 2022

have a friend who has enjoyed a long successful career as a published novelist. More than once we took part in the same panel at a writer’s conference.

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The Most Important Rule Of Writing

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  • February 17, 2022January 31, 2022

I just finished a set of conferences with my students which inspired me to write about the most important rule of writing — writing is a process.

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The Organized Writer’s Six Rules

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  • February 15, 2022January 31, 2022

Are you trying to get organized so you have more time to write? Here are six rules guaranteed to make you more productive and more organized when you add them to your life.

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Turn Your Ideas Into Books

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  • February 10, 2022January 31, 2022

Maybe you’re one of those lucky writers whose head is bursting with ideas. Or perhaps you have one idea that’s been nagging you for weeks, always at the edge of your thoughts. Either way, you’re itching to begin writing.