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Category Archives: business writing
Some Basics About Business Correspondence
I’ve written about complaint letters and how to respond to them, and those posts are useful for business writing, but they cover only a very specific type of business situation. In addition to writing or handling complaints, organizations will write formal … Continue reading
Posted in audience, business writing, clients, workplace
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Continuous Improvement for the Writer
I was rambling on in my personal blog about self-improvement, and after some thought I realized that I could find a way to tie that blog to tech writing. Businesses talk a lot about “continuous improvement,” but it’s often difficult … Continue reading
Posted in business writing, graphics, management, meetings, metrics, proposal writing, Technology, workplace
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The Writing Nobody Sees
Last week at a meeting of local entrepreneurs I described the type of writing I do as “unsexy.” I’ve spent much of my corporate life doing bureaucratic work: proposals, internal memos, executive correspondence, strategic communications, instructional design, training materials, event management, speech … Continue reading
Posted in business writing, documentation, job hunting, technical writing, workplace
Tagged bureaucracy
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Why Being Different is Better than Better
Sorry, I’m a Generation Xer, so the death of the musician/composer/singer/director/actor Prince cannot pass unnoticed. If this seems like an odd topic to bring into a technical writing blog, bear with me, I’ll get there.
Posted in business writing, philosophy, technical writing
Tagged How the World Sees You, marketing yourself
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Can Too Much Honesty Get You into Trouble?
I’ve been a big fan of the truth in corporate communications from way back, even if a corporate answer is “We don’t know why X happened.” This opinion hasn’t always been shared by people I’ve worked with–not to say they … Continue reading