4. Proofreading Carelessly This includes spell-check typos and over-relying on spell-check. As mentioned in a recent post on Embarrassing Writing Mistakes, your spell-check program will let you type potty talk instead of assets or assess. It will helpfully fill in pubic when you meant to write public. It will let you write, as someone in […]
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Here we will discuss the problem of sending an email to someone who should not receive it. One respondent told the following sad tale: Years ago we had such an incompetent manager in training that we collectively wrote a long report of all his severe flaws to get him removed from his position. I was
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You’re walking innocently across a field. Suddenly you stumble on a hidden land mine. Pow! Disaster strikes. This kind of event happens daily in organizations where people use email extensively. In coming blog posts, we will explore some of the most explosive areas in business email usage. 1. Writing in Haste “Act in haste; repent
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“I’m anxious to get on with this project.” “I’m just dying to see you!” “That dinner was to die for!” a killer presentation!” Why do people talk and write like this? What’s all this about anxiety and dying? Don’t say you’re anxious to do anything. You may be eager or excited, but mentioning anxiety just
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You can listen to my recent radio interview with Cindy Rakowitz of BR Public Relations on THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WRITTEN WORD http://bit.ly/9vJq9v. The host brings out the fact that the public education system has all but failed in preparing students to write in the real world. They don’t learn to avoid getting lost in
