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24 / 07 / 11
Whether you’re setting up a new business venture or trying to get the go-ahead for a project, there’s one essential document you need. Rob Ashton, Chief Executive of Emphasis, gives a step-by-step guide to writing a good business plan. Why you need one There’s a memorable conversation in Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice in Wonderland, where […]
Posted by: Catie Holdridge
18 / 07 / 11
The question of whether to use ‘I’ or ‘me’ in sentences such as ‘Doris and I went to the opera’ is one we’ve covered on the site before. But it turns out the I-or-me question doesn’t end there, as another recent posting on our writing advice forum proves. When making comparisons, is it correct grammar […]
24 / 05 / 11
‘That’ and ‘which’ can sometimes be used interchangeably. But it’s not always correct to do so. The general rule is: use ‘that’ to define and use ‘which’ to inform or add information. Defining These are the spending cuts that the Board agreed. Here, the spending cuts in question are defined and limited to being the […]
28 / 04 / 11
New research indicates there may be an easy solution to beating writer’s block: forgiving yourself. Leaving writing tasks to the eleventh-hour is bad for you and your reports. Other than causing unnecessary stress, last-minute scribbling raises the chances of making silly mistakes, especially when there’s no time to proof the final draft. But beating yourself […]
27 / 04 / 11
New research from Kent University’s psychology department confirms what many of us already know from experience. Far from helping us become more efficient, the constant interruption of technology is weakening our ability to concentrate and slowing us down at work. With inboxes pinging and smartphones winking at us, we’re increasingly giving in to tempting but […]
You probably have something in common with everyone else who’s ever had writer’s block: you eventually got going. The problem is, that may well have been because your report was due first thing the next morning and the alternative was the Job Centre. But imagine if something other than blind necessity could break through that […]
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