Results-oriented, rock-star communicators can see a paradigm shift by thinking outside the box and taking their messaging to the next level. Of course, you could just write like a human being.
To celebrate National Grammar Day, here is a lighthearted guide to controlling your impulse to correct people’s grammar—and, if you happen to slip up yourself, tips to deflect the snark headed your way.
The punctuation mark is meant to add emphasis, but unless used sparingly, can serve as an annoyance. Here are instances of improper use.
Are you a grammar goddess, a word wizard, a syntax specialist, a phrasing phenom? Acknowledge your shortcomings, sure, but celebrate and share your strengths.
Use these formats to keep things fresh and engage your audience.
Read on for six powerful formulas that will ensure every headline you write grabs your audience’s attention.
Plurals and possessives can confound even veteran writers, and style guides differ on punctuation of numerals and single letters. Here’s some help.
Explaining a topic concisely is difficult, but eliminating superfluous words and expressions will streamline—and clarify—your prose.
Your website is lovely, your blog posts are lyrical, but typos and bad syntax could be driving potential customers away by the thousands. Stanch the bleeding. Here’s how.
Take a look at a brief history of the contentious little comma, and arguments for both sides of the fight.
Yes, people love video and images, but conveying important concepts requires stringing letters into phrases to reach your audience and land your message. You’re reading this, aren’t you?
These expressions might seem innocent, but they could be sabotaging your reputation. It’s time to banish them from your vocabulary.
For entertainment lovers, the first part of the year is chock-full of ceremonies honoring artists’ achievements. If you’re writing about one of them, use these rules to guide you.
An average college-educated adult’s vocabulary contains only a portion of the words contained within the English language. How many of these terms do you know?
Are you an aficionado of literature? See if you know these famous openings.
