7 Tips to Increase Your Writing Skills Now + #Video

As you know, the Writer's Critique is dedicated to helping you boost your written communications with the world. 

Every post contains tips and suggestions - whether in writing or  video - to help you sharpen your ability to express yourself to others. 

Today we combine an insightful video from another party with our own suggestions. 

Together they pack a powerful punch to kick your writing into a higher gear. 

So pull up your chair and get comfortable and adjust your computer  or tablet for our video presentation followed by two extra tips!

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Improve Your Writing Video

Pay attention to these five (5) tips. Each is a principle to follow in order to produce precise writing.

Two Bonus Writing Tips

Two  more suggestions to improve your writing ability are:

• Strong Vocabulary


• Word Choice

Vocabulary and word choice are closely linked. 

A good dictionary and thesaurus can help you greatly to differentiate between the right words you need to confidently and convincingly convey your thoughts and ideas with bold English writing.

Strong Vocabulary Support Strong Writing

Do you have a wealth of words?

There is a positive correlation between the size of your word power  and your aptitude to graduate from college and obtain success in life. 

Start slowly and use a text organized by themes to help you associate similar words to an overall topic. 

It takes between five and seven times to see a word and remember it.

Crisp Word Choice Builds Better Writing

I recently wrote a blog post about word choice. So go check out the whole blog article plus the accompanying video.

Conclusion

Now you are supercharged by these seven (7) suggestions to boost your writing to a higher level. 

Writing is a fundamental skill to communicate with clients, colleagues, or family members. 

Follow these tips and you will see a different eventually if you continue to practice.

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7 Tips to Improve Your Writing + #Video

BEAR002: Business English Ace Radio Episode, Class Notes

Thank you for listening to Episode 2 of Business English Ace Radio where you boost your English fluency skills one episode at a time.

In our special kick-off week, I already launched the Introductory Episode  and Episode 1.

Episode 2 appears today.

You can listen to previous episodes on the Business English Ace Radio page on this blog on your Fire HD 7.

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Writing a Paragraph /5: Transitions, Signposting

When, writing a paragraph, use transitions and signposting to link your ideas. 

Linking, as we saw in our previous articles on cohesion and coherence, is key to clear and persuasive writing.

Learn how to use transitions and signposting to improve your writing today!

Transitions

Transitions in clear and concise paragraphs help you convey information by establishing logical connections between sentences and paragraphs in your papers.

Transitions:

• are phrases or words used to connect one idea to the next;


• are used by the author to help the reader progress from one significant idea to the next;


• show the relationship within a paragraph (or within a sentence) between the main idea

Make the last sentence in your paragraphs lead into the next paragraph. This transition tells the reader what to expect in the next paragraph.

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Another way to signal the direction of your written argument is to use signposting << (transition sentence).

Signposting

Like traffic signs, signage in your writing directs the reader to your argument.

Signposting uses words to tell your reader about the content of your essay, rather than just telling them the content itself.

Signposting creates clarity while  writing your paragraph in particular and your overall paper in general.

Simply adding a few connecting words makes your paper more readable. 

Example: Having examined the role of the taxes in the decline of business activity, it is now necessary to consider the effects of excessive government spending on the solvency of the city.

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Notice how the sentence links the previous discussion (role of taxes) with the next topic (effects of government spending). 

Signposting often occurs :

• In the introduction


• At the beginning of a paragraph which develops a new idea


• At the beginning of a paragraph which expands on a previous idea


• At the beginning of a paragraph which offers a contrasting viewpoint


• At the end of a paragraph to sum up an idea


• In the conclusion

When enumerating a  list of factors, signposting occurs with  ‘sequence markers’ ( Firstly , Secondly, Thirdly). These markers help remind the reader of your points. 

Here are other examples of signposting you may use to help guide your reader to understand the arguments in your paper:

Highlighting or emphasising a point Importantly, … Indeed, … In fact, …	Being more specific In particular, … In relation to … More specifically, …	Changing direction,creating a comparisonHowever, … Rather, … In contrast, …
Giving an example For instance, … For example, … this can be illustrated by …	Summarizing Finally, … Lastly, … In conclusion, …

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Conclusion

Now you have two more tools to polish your paragraphs and make your writing more understandable to your reader.

Start adding transitions and signpostting words to build coherence and cohesion. Your readers will thank you!

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Writing a Paragraph /5: Transitions, Signposting

#BusinessWriting Series - Writing Memos /6

Writing memos is sometimes the bread and butter - to coin a phrase - of life at the office.

The more effective you can convey information in your memos, the more influence you wield and greater profile you can build before your bosses.

Below you are going to learn some tips for clear, effective, and memorable memos. Actually, the word memorandum, comes from the Latin word memorandus, which means, "to be remembered." 

Thus a memo is your chance to shine at the office!

First, let's take a look at why you write business memos.

Memo Purposes

In general, memos have a two purposes: 1) to bring attention to problems and 2)  to solve problems.

The content of memos varies widely: 

• Giving recommendations
• Outlining new procedures
• Announcing personnel changes
• Conveying confidential information 

These are just some of the main functions memos can serve. 

Memo Writing Tips

1. Keep it short

"Brevity is the wit of soul," said Shakespeare. Get to your point! Let the reader know what you are writing about in an instant. 

2.  Start strong. 

Make your first sentence strong and compelling. It should make readers want to keep reading.

3. Choose the right tone.

Many memos are meant merely to inform while others inspire. If you want to inspire, get beyond the basics and share some details or a story that engages, impresses or conveys your values or your vision.  

4. Be transparent and clear about your goals.

Be transparent about the reasons for a decision. 

Conclude your memo with a Call-to-Action (CTA). What do you want the readers to do after they’ve read to the bottom of your email? 

Know what you want to accomplish—and articulate the action steps you want from everyone. Don’t leave any margin for guessing.

5.  Write clearly.

Before you start writing your memo, write a one-sentence synopsis that encapsulates what you want to say, consider to whom you want to say it and what you want the end result to be.

If employees for whom English is a second language are going to read your memo, avoid slang, idioms, or colloquial langauge which may not be easily understandable by your reader.  

6. Anticipate reactions.

How are your readers going to react?

Think through how people will likely react to your announcement and what will cause worry or stress.  

Prepare your arguments to support your conclusions just in case.

7. Beware of Criticism. 

Edit anything overly critical of specific people. Save criticism for private conversations.   

8. Edit it—twice. And get someone else to do so too.

Never send a memo like an email in haste or anger. Set your document aside for a "cooling down" period. While 15 minutes is the norma, 12 to 24 hours is better.
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#BusinessWriting Series - Writing Reports /5

Welcome to the final installment of our 5 part Business Writing Series.

In Part 1, you learned about the different types of business documents.

In Part 2, we explored the importance of business correspondence.

In Part 3, you discovered the importance of tone in your business writing.

In Part 4, you learned how to write excellent business emails.

In Part 5, we focus on writing a business report.

Introduction

Writing an effective business report is a necessary skill for communicating ideas at the office. Reports usually address a particular issue or problem, and are often requested when a decision needs to be made. 

You may be asked to report on the management structure of a company and make recommendations for its improvement or  report on financial information, and finally, make an analysis.

English learners writing business reports need to make sure that the language is precise and concise. 

A writing device, linking language, should be used to connect ideas and sections of the business report. These connectors are words and phrases to help to develop ideas and relate them to one another.

For example: as regards; as far as ……… is concerned, on the other hand; while; whereas, however, nonetheless, nevertheless

Four Business Report Guidelines

1. Planning 

All great endeavors begin with a plan. Consider the following three points to adequately organize your report.

2. Audience 

Who is your primary reader?

Also keep your secondary readers in mind.

The prime reader may be your immediate supervisor. Secondary readers may be actually his or her boss! 

Try to understand what the readers already know, what they need to know. 
Manage reader assumptions well though so vital information is not left out of your report. 

Are you writing for an international audience? Avoid any idioms, or expressions unfamiliar to your reader. Strive for Global English.

Finally, the manner in which they will use this report is a central concern you must address to effectively write your report. 

3. Message

Make an outline of your primary message

Then break down the message into its component parts. 

What other pieces of information do you need to include?

Mind your business vocabulary to accurately communicate your message. 

4. Structure

The modern business approach is direct or deductive.

This approach presents the conclusions or recommendations near the beginning of the report, and the report provides 
justification for these recommendations. 

However, are you tackling a sensitive topic in your report?

In that case, consider using the indirect or inductive approach. This approach leads the reader through the discussion
first and reveals the conclusions and recommendations at the end of the 
report. 

Finally, organize your entire report in an outline. 

Does it logically flow? 

Does your report communicate your primary message and resolve any doubts in your reader's mind?  

CONCLUSION

Writing a business report is a common task at the office today. Many times your readers are all across the globe, not just down the corridor from you. 

Employ the above guidelines for the best start to communicating your message effectively to a global audience. 

You now have a solid foundation to impress your colleagues and demonstrate your command and competence of key issues affecting your organization. Good luck!

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#Business Writing Series - Writing Emails /4

In our previous video, we explored the importance of tone in business documents.

Today in Part 4 of our business correspondence series, we take a look at how to write super emails.

There’s an epidemic of bad emails in the business world.

After this article, you will have better tips to write the best emails possible to precisely communicate your ideas. 

Email Structure

Make Sure your email has a introduction, body, and conclusion.

Introduction

Always start with a greeting for the recipient. It really makes a difference.

In your second line, let the reader know what you are writing about.

Body

This is the "meat" of your email. 

Explain the issue, problem, or main matter of why you are writing the email.

Conclusion

The conclusion of emails is where you include the Call to Action (CTA).

What action do you want the reader to do now?

Get Your Email Read!

All the planning, rewording, and research into writing a super email does not matter if the recipient does not read it!

Here are some practical tips to keep in mind while writing your email.

1. Make Good Use of Subject Lines

The subject line of your email is like the headline of a newspaper. It grabs your attention, and it summarizes the article, so that you can decide whether to read it or not. Take time to compose a great subject line. You could lose your reader if you do not give a compelling reason to continue reading!

2. Keep Messages Clear and Brief

Use the KISS principle to keep your emails clear and concise. Make your sentences short direct. 

The KISS principle is "Keep it simple, stupid."  

Show them you appreciate their time, by making email short, and simple to answer.

Trim a long email to be able to communicate more in less words.

Key decision-makers or your everyday consumer is too busy to wade through a long email.

3. Watch your assumptions.

Are you and the recipient on the same page, really?

Watch out for a "knowledge gap." Don’t assume recipients have the same knowledge about your product or service you do. 

Put your main point in the opening sentence. Most readers won't stick around for a surprise ending.

4. Be Polite.

In our previous article, we reviwed the tone of your business correspondence.

People often think that emails can be less formal than traditional letters. 

However, check the tone to reflect the type of email you send. Unfortunately, email does not allow us to convey an exact tone which could lead to a misunderstanding of your messages. 

Finally, don't use ALL CAPITALS (no shouting!), or all lower-case letters either.

4. Proofread before hitting "send."

As in the final step for all of your business communications, take time to review your work.

Make a good impression on your readr.

Before you hit "send," take a moment to review your email for spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes. 

Don't let minor errors detract from your email messages.

Also, your crediblity is at stake if your email is sloppy. 

Protect your professional image. Guard against sending out a message that contains typos.

Conclusion

The business email is a staple of communication in the office whether to colleagues or clients.

Get your emails right by following the tips above. 

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#Business Writing Series - Importance of Tone /3

Striking the right tone in your correspondence is an important Business English Skill.

In Part 1 of our series on business correspondence, we looked at the types of business documents.

In Part 2, we reviewed the importance of business correspondence.

In our Part 3 review the tone to use in your business correspondence.

Introduction to Business Tone

Now, most business writing like for business letters, memos, reports, instructional documentation, and so forth should be fairly formal. 

However, don't make the mistake of being too formal.

Your tone should be courteous and professional at all times, and it should communicate strength and confidence. 

Always use appropriate language in business correspondence.

Tone for Specific Types of Business Writing

Particular situations call for a specific tone.

• Denying a request. Be regretful, but courteous when you cannot grant a favor. 
• Rejecting a job applicant. Be thankful, but regretful in denying someone a position.
• Apologizing to a customer for a mistake. Be humble, appreciative to the person for being a client, and confident that the mistake will be corrected. 
• Apologizing to a customer, but you are unable to correct the mistake. Be humble, appreciative, and regretful that the mistake can not be corrected.
• Reprimanding an employee. Be firm, but courteous. Address the issue for the reproach,  don't attack the individual. 

Conclusion

Tone is an important ingredient in successfully communicating your ideas and thoughts in business correspodence. 

Consider the above guidelines when writing your next email or letter!

In Part 4 of our series, we turn to writing specific business correspondence - super emails!

Please stay tuned!
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#BusinessWriting Series - Importance of Correspondence /2

Effective business communication conveys a commercial or industrial message to achieve a specific purpose. 

The two aims of business correspondence are: 1) inform and education, and 2) sell.

Importance of Business Correspondence 

There are four ways business correspondence is important to the success of your company:

1. Maintain proper relationships
Proper relationships among businesses and their clients are nurtured by using appropriate means of communication. 

Business letters can play a leading role. Customers write letters to the businesses seeking information about products and services. Businesses in turn respond with information to customers.

2.  Inexpensive and convenient 

Business information can be provided and obtained economically and conveniently through various forms of business correspondence.

Today email, websites, and social media allow the smallest business to have their voice heard on a range of topics. 

A post of a press release on a blog is instantly available to the whole world with minimal effort and cost!

3. Stimulate and nurture goodwill

Nothing helps business like being nice to its customers.

Business correspondence can create and enhance goodwill. 

A customer who is truly happy with your content, product, or service is a customer who will buy time and time again - the lifetime value of a customer.

Every interaction you have with your target audience is either increasing that relationship or hurting it. 

The more value you provide for your audience results in cordial relations with the customers, which stimulates and nurtures the goodwill of the business.

4. Serves as documentation

Businesses thrive on a written records - any writings or records of acts, events, conditions, opinions, or diagnoses.

Business correspondence exchanged with other businesses or consumers documents facts, proposals, results of negotiations, and actions.

Thus, letters can serve as evidence in case two or more parties are involved in a dispute. 

Conclusion

Businesses depend on the information exchange with its clients and other entities. 

In sum, business correspondence fosters stronger relationships, a solid basis for expanding your business in the long-term.

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#Business_Writing Series - Types of Correspondence /1

Business professionals exchange ideas, communicate sales messages to customers, and report information using various pieces of business correspondence.  

In our Business Writing Series, we explore the following six (6) topics:

1. Types of Correspondence
2. Importance of Correspondence
3. Importance of Tone
4. Writing Emails
5. Writing Reports
6. Writing Memos

Every Friday you will have a thorough understanding of business correspondence, its use, and exactly how to write it correctly by the end of our series.

Let's get started!

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Types of Correspondence

Today is an overview of the four major types of business correspondence. Each serves a particular function in the operation of a business.

Review the four major kinds of business documentation below and then complete the quiz below. 

We discussed the first type of business document in a previous series about business letters.

The second type of business correspondence is email. Do you have a stuffed inbox every monring at the office? While email is very helpful as a means of instant communication, it becomes a burden for those who have thousands of unopened messages or spam ("junk email") sitting in their inbox. Writing powerfully effective emails however is an art you will learn in the series.

Office Memo

A third type of business document is the report. A business report conveys information to assist in business decision-making. The boss needs reports to check on the progress of your department or to inform his or her boss of how operations are functioning in the office. Write great reports and you may well get a promotion!

The fourth type of business correspondence is the memo. The primary purpose of the business memo is to timely communicate to a large number of employees or other members of an organization information such as policy changes, promotions or other personnel changes, a project status update, or increased offering of products and services. Whether you are a manager or vice-president, writing memos can help you gain attention at the office and increase your chances of a promotion. 

Quiz

Letter, Email, Report, or Memo?

Directions: Which of the different kinds of business correspondence - A) letter, B) email, C) report or D) memo - would you choose for the following?
See answers below.

TASK	CORRESPONDENCE TYPE
1. Thanking a customer
2. Apologizing to an upset customer
3. Telling staff about a new vacation policy
4. Answering a customer's question about a product
5. Sending out a meeting agenda
6. Communicating specific information about your company to investors

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1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.C
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7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers - #1 - Purpose

Today we wrap up our series 7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers.

Yesterday you learned the #2 habit - Know Your Audience.

The #1 habit of highly-effective business writers is know your purpose.

Why are you writing?

How to Write with Purpose

Have you ever sat down to type out a memo, email, or report and then just erase everything and start all over again?

Stop wasting time!

Recall the 6 previous Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers:

2) Know Your Audience
3) Concision
4) Accuracy
5) Organization
6) Good Grammar and Perfect Punctuation
7) Be Friendly.

Then, write a purpose statement. 

This one business writing tip can immediately impact your writing task. It works because a purpose statement…

• Is written first before you get deep into your message
• Directs your writing by creating an outline
• States the reason you’re writing in the first place
• Begins with the end (call to action) in mind
• Uses vivid verbs and concrete nouns

Once you have this road map, you are read to create your business document with confidence to communication your ideas or sell your product or service!

Conclusion

Now you have all 7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers. 

Use your firm foundation to create the best business copy you have ever written at the office.

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Thank you for visiting my blog. I sure hope  you can now write your best business copy with aplomb!

7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers - #2 - Audience

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Today we continue our series 7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers.

Yesterday you learned the #3 habit - Concision.

The #2 habit of highly-effective business writing is know your audience.

Audience analysis is essential in determining how you will structure your document.

Who is Your Audience?

Knowing your audience helps you to make decisions...

• about what information you should include, 
• how you should arrange that information, 
• what kind of supporting details will be necessary for the reader to understand what you are presenting. 
• and about the tone and structure of the document. 

Here are some simple questions when defining your business audience:

• How do audience members rank within their organization?
• How familiar are audience members with your topic?
• What is the level of education of audience members?
• What kind of reaction to your message can you expect?
• Who is your primary audience? 
• Does your document have multiple audiences?

WIIFM Principle

Always remember the WIIFM - What's In It For Me - Principle. 

In 1943, Abraham Maslow, a US psychologist, developed what has become known as the Maslow Pyramid, based on his paper, "A Theory of Human Motivation." 

According to Maslow, humans have certain hierarchical needs though evidence is scant of this ordered nature of motivations. 

However, as long as your product or service can meet your reader's need or needs, the more your audience could tune into your message. 

Above all, human self-interest, Maslow's Pyramid or not, cannot be discounted, when preparing your business document.

What do you have to offer the reader?

Conclusion

The recipient of your business communication is almost as important your message.

Knowing your audience helps you the author to shape your message to meet their need or needs.

Do an audience analysis and form your communication for its best reception by your reader.

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7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers - #3 - Concision

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Today we continue our series 7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers.

Yesterday you learned the #4 habit - Accuracy.

The #3 highly-effective habit of business writers is Concision.

How to Write Concisely

A chief trait of business writing is brevity. 

Business professionals do not have time for a fan dance or verbose prose about your service, product, or general communication. 

In other words, get to the point!

There are three key ways to trim your flabby writing style.

1. Use concrete nouns and vivacious verbs while writing. (Or skip the adjectives and adverbs!)

Strong nouns and vivid verbs are more effective because they are specific, they are dramatic, and they create an image in the reader's mind.

Concrete nouns let your reader experience this group of nouns with the five senses: you see them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel them.

For example: Gorgonzola cheese

Gorgonzola cheese can be seen, has a distinct smell and taste, and its smoothness can be felt. Your reader's senses are activated by its mere mention.

Try vivacious verbs to add pop and sparkle to your language.

For example: The tall building fell down. (plain)

The burning tower crashed into the street below. (colorful, alive!)

Engage your reader. Create a mental image for the reader to envision your message.

Create impact and make your business message memorable!

2. Cut any fat redundancies.

Avoid saying the same thing two or more times!

For example:

Fat Redundancy	Slim
12 midnight	midnight
a total of 14 violations	14 violations
close proximity	proximity
consensus of opinion	consensus
cooperate together	cooperate
each and every	each
enclosed herewith	enclosed
end result	result

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3. Write in the active voice.

Let your nouns make action. Make your verbs sparkle with action.

Use dynamic verbs that turn the subject of a sentence into a doer in some sort of drama.

A vivid verb lies in the heart of every strong sentence. Make your words work for your business copy!

For example:

A huge tax increase is being voted on by the city commission on all rubber tires. (passive voice - there is no dynamic action!)

The city commission is voting on increasing taxes on all rubber tires.
(active voice - city commission is the subject, is voting is the vivid verb combo.) 

Use concrete nouns and vivacious verbs to illustrate your points to your reader.

Don't leave any doubt in the mind of your reader. 

Use mental visuals to convey your business message with precision and sell your product or service with force and reason!


Try this active voice exercise. 

Conclusion

Writing to business decision-makers requires skill, patience, and sharp wit to persuade readers to follow your suggested call-to-actions.

Concision is your key to expressing your business message in the least words possible.

For more business writing tips, check out the audio e-Clinic, How to Adjust Your Business Writing to the 21st Century. Start improving your business writing today!

7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers - #4 - Accuracy

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Today we continue our series 7 Habits of Highly-Effective Business Writers.

Yesterday you learned the #5 habit - Organization.

The #4 habit is Accuracy.

Business professionals need to produce flawless language for websites, brochures, newsletters and contracts.

Accurate Business Writing

Accurate business communication is highly-valued in today’s highly competitive interdependent global economy. 

Given the challenges of the current global economic crisis, it is more important than ever to have a solid business communication in order to survive. 

Accuracy in business communications is based on correctness, clarity, and precision. 

In order to achieve greater accuracy in your business documents, follow these three concepts:

• Use the right level of language.
• Include only accurate facts, words, and figures. 
• Avoid slang, and idioms. 

The right level of language is called register among translators. The register of your words depends on the sophistication of your audience. 

Are you writing to executives, mid-level managers, or the rank and file? 

You would use different words to write about a subject to each of these audiences. 

Take for example the verb change.

For executives, you might use the word modify instead. 

For mid-level managers, you might use the word alter.

For the rank and file workers, you simply use change. 

Try using register in your business writing for greater precision.

True facts and figures are also part of accuracy. 

Make assertions in your business copy with evidence. Double check your figures so no misrepresentation of facts is possible. 

Skip non-standard language. Clarity and accuracy are inextricably linked. Use standard business language by avoiding idioms, metaphors, or business jargon. 

For example, to drill down. 

Business jargon is lost on international audiences. Avoid any confusion and eliminate the chance your message is lost. 

Instead of to drill down, use to get details.
 

Conclusion

Some consider accuracy as the most important criteria for effective business writing.

No doubt its importance cannot be discounted.

Good business writing represents you and your company well to the reader. 

Incorporate precision in your documents and earn more business!

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