An Executive Summary About Executive Summaries
The Executive Summary may be the only thing the reader will read. It is your chance to gain an advantage and make the persuasive case, ultimately to promote the reason why they would want to select your ideas.
An Elephant in my pajamas?
Misplaced Modifiers Groucho Marx: “One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know” The term “misplaced modifier” means that the descriptor in the sentence is in the wrong place. Sometimes, these can be quite humorous, even though the writer/speaker may not have intended them to be. […]
Organization In Writing
Organization is vital for clear communication. When writing, it helps to organize your ideas the same way you would for a speech. This means arranging ideas in a way that makes it easy for the audience to follow along. The main goal is to help readers understand the message clearly. Whether the writing is a […]
Jargon & Clichés – Just Low-Hanging Fruit
When jargon and clichés are used to the point of being meaningless, they waste time and effort, and sometimes just add to the confusion.
Pet Peeves
Does it bother you when people butcher the English Language, or make mistakes that could be avoided? For example: Do you find it irksome that the United States calls their end-of-season Major League baseball game The World Series, when only two countries are involved? Or is it annoying when people call Independence Day the Fourth […]
what if i use poor grammer will they hire me
Breathe deeply. Relax. “Poor Grammer”? This week’s headline was intentional. That’s a relief, right? We were sent an article that appeared in the Harvard Business Review. It was shared by an Improving Communications friend (and recipient of Defender of the Language award), Michael Rudegeair. Kyle Wiens, author of “I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s […]
What Every Sentence Has: Subject and Verb
One of the basic aspects of proper sentence structure is ensuring the correct agreement between the subject and verb.
Pluralizing Last Names
Do you know the correct methods for Pluralizing Last Names? Making the plural form of a proper name can be challenge without this information. Use it to be spot-on, and be able to handle someone else’s name with the greatest of respect (by getting its plural form correct!). Last letter(s) of last name What […]
Noise or Noises – Which Is Correct Grammar?
A pair of friends disagreed on which is correct. Is it “noise,” or “noises”?
From what you know, what would you say? Which is correct?