Pretty much everything has changed since the 1980s, right? And the style of business writing is no exception. So it’s really strange that some people still insist on writing the way they did in those days. Business writing then was very formal, often very wordy and generally not that easy to read. Now, professional writers … Read more
No matter what your readers did, when writing at work we always need to respect them and we need to word a difficult topic carefully. If you forgot to pay your council rates and received a letter saying things like “an irreversible detrimental notation will be recorded against each property owner/s Australian credit rating record” … Read more
During the last few years our efforts to teach as many people as possible how to write faster and better have paid off. Learning how to write well for today’s business world has become rather trendy as organisations (and individuals) realise how good it is for business to write clearly and quickly. Most organisations have … Read more
Our clients often ask for useful resources about plain English writing. Here are three of our favourites: The “home-grown” (meaning Australian) Plain English Foundation com The UK based Plain English Campaign co.uk The book by Martin Cutts (Director at Plain Language Commission – UK): The Oxford Guide to Plain English