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Category Archives: Report Writing
Cut the jargon
Thanks to Councillor Graham Cox of Brighton and Hove City Council for his 4 Feb blog post against jargon, entitled ‘Who writes this stuff?’ He highlighted the following passage in a committee paper: In September 2013, the CCG Local Member … Continue reading
How to make your report flow
Have you ever read a report that made you feel that you were losing the thread of the argument? Or that you were stuck in the middle of a seemingly random collection of paragraphs? Writers can easily solve this problem … Continue reading
Business writing vs technical writing
In last week’s article we looked at the differences between business writing and academic writing. Today’s post looks at business writing vs technical writing. What’s the difference? The simple answer is that we define technical and business writing by their … Continue reading
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Business writing vs academic writing
I wish someone had explained to me the difference between business writing and academic writing when I started my career. Like most novice writers in the workplace, I carried on doing what I’d been trained to do since secondary school … Continue reading
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Writing a business case – FAQs
If you need new staff or equipment, or to change a policy or procedure, you may well need to write a business case. But where do you start? I run a course on How to Write a Business Case, and … Continue reading
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What is a business case?
“Great idea – write me a business case for it,” says the manager. And another great idea bites the dust. Why? Because it’s often unclear what, exactly, is required. The definition of the business case has become very woolly in … Continue reading
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Is management jargon costing you business?
Management jargon is regarded as a “pointless irritation” by nearly a quarter of UK managers, according to a survey by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). Within a few hours, social media was buzzing with the buzzwords that people … Continue reading
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Business documents – keep it short & simple
Have you ever been asked to write a business document about something so complex you didn’t know where to start? Like a winning proposal for multiple readers with different expectations? Luckily, the KISS (Keep It Short & Simple) acronym can … Continue reading
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Text readability – how readable are you?
Have you ever had feedback on your writing that you disagreed with? Wouldn’t it have been useful to scientifically measure how readable your document was – and prove that your version was better (…or not)? As it happens, there’s a … Continue reading
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Top five business writing resources
Here are my top five business writing resources: 1. Making an Impact How to Make an Impact by Jon Moon does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s packed with hands-on, practical tips on using tables, graphs, bullet points … Continue reading
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