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Posted by: Jacob Funnell
27 / 01 / 17
In March 2015, Monica Lewinsky walked into the world-famous spotlight of the TED stage in Vancouver, Canada, to deliver a presentation called ‘The price of shame’. She was, of course, already world famous herself. Everyone ‘knew’ her story – her affair with former US President Bill Clinton, which had hit the headlines some 17 years earlier. […]
Posted by: Catie Holdridge
06 / 01 / 17
It’s that time again. A new year, a (seemingly) new beginning and a brand new chance to do everything a bit better. Clean slates are always appealing, and the turning of one year into another is as good a prompt as any to make a change – especially since it comes preloaded with tradition. Yet, […]
01 / 12 / 16
If you’re feeling generous and you’re offering money off something, is that a discount on or a discount off the usual price? This was recently the subject of much heated debate here at Emphasis HQ. Sides were taken, teeth bared and battle lines drawn, with both sides certain they were right. ‘Of course it’s “discount off“!’ […]
25 / 11 / 16
You’ve finally made time to sit down and write that key document. You’ve pounded something out on the keyboard and you desperately want to get it out of the door. But as you give it a final once-over before hitting ‘send’, don’t forget one crucial question: ‘Is it too long?’ If it seems to take […]
04 / 11 / 16
Two of the most commonly confused words in the English language are ‘stationary‘ and ‘stationery‘. It may come as a surprise that they are separate words, but they are different – ‘stationary’ and ‘stationery’ mean entirely different things, even though they happen to be spelled in a very similar way. So what’s the difference? And, more importantly, […]
Posted by: Rob Ashton
18 / 10 / 16
Tables are a staple of many business documents – from management accounts to a marketing plan or an activity update. And most people know how to create a table in Word. What you may not know is how easily you can take your tables from basic (and boring) to impressive and eye-catching. Transform your tables […]
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