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Posted by: Rob Ashton
14 / 05 / 15
There’s no getting away from it: research is addictive. And there’s a good reason for that – we’re all hard-wired to search. It’s a survival mechanism, programmed into us by evolution. As hunter-gatherers on the savannah, we needed something that would shake us from our slumber; that would make us get off our fur-clad backsides […]
06 / 05 / 15
Our courses are transformative. It’s the norm for participants to leave the training room full of confidence and buzzing with ideas. This is true even for people who were initially sceptical. (In fact, they often end up as our biggest advocates.) But even the best training can only go so far. New skills stay in […]
Posted by: Catie Holdridge
30 / 04 / 15
In case you’ve missed it, there’s an election looming large here in the UK. But did the parties just throw away their opportunity to write manifestos that would win our hearts, minds and votes? If you’ve been on one of our courses, you’ll know that detailed document analysis plays a key part in all our […]
Posted by: Jacob Funnell
23 / 03 / 15
Very often, people who struggle with business English as a second language assume all their problems stem from the fact that it’s not their native tongue. But the truth is that many native speakers share the same problems. That’s because there are five fundamentals of good writing that apply to all documents, no matter what […]
06 / 02 / 15
Generally we advise giving Latin a wide berth when it comes to writing work documents or emails. There are exceptions, of course. Lawyers depend on it as a kind of technical shorthand among colleagues. (Some Latin has even entered common usage – alibi, for example.) So do doctors. But using it when writing to people outside […]
Posted by: Cathy Dann
26 / 11 / 13
Go prepared to your office parties and family gatherings this year. If the conversation wanes and you’ve already exhausted the Christmas cracker jokes, no problem. Simply crack out one of these little beauties and get the party restarted* in no time. 1. Are the yoof of today to blame for ‘Xmas’? Hey, teacher, leave those […]
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