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

#IELTS Academic #Writing Preparation - Writing Task 1 (Video)

Business Professionals need the IELTS

This week in coordination with our sister blog, Business English Ace, we are focusing on IELTS Writing preparation.

Many companies check employee English competence by requiring a score on the IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC periodically. 

Also, many professionals who seek greater personal and professional success abroad need to prove their English power officially. 

If they want to pursue an MBA in an English-speaking country, a score from IELTS in a British Commonwealth country or TOEFL from the US is required. In fact, more US institutions are accepting the IELTS as well.

Moreover, in a recent blog post, we reported how the mobile and global elite are flocking to English-speaking countries, thus making English exam scores more important.

In sum, professionals from around the world need a high IELTS Band score for many reasons.

Ecourse Solution for Writing Ills

There is a problem. 

Writing is a fundamental weakness among many English learners, even native English speakers.

Unfortuantely, writing is often neglected in English classrooms for a variety of reasons. In any case, students are left unprepared for the IELTS writing section of the academic exam.

A great cure for these writing ills is our solution.

We created an eCourse - Maximize Your Score for IELTS Academic Writing to help  you. Check out the preview video.

By the way, if you want to improve your writing - not just for the IELTS - download the a specially-prepared IELTS Writing Cheat Sheet. 

While geared toward the test, there is still some good advice for boosting your writing.

IELTS Writing Help

We have a cool video series prepared to improve your IELTS writing power this week. Again, there are nuggets of information to help anyone struggling to increase his or her writing.

So, we hope you enjoy the video series. Let us know your thoughts by commenting on the Business English Ace Facebook page. By the way, give a Like while you are there :) 

As you may know, the Academic IELTS Writing section is divided into two tasks. Task 1 requires you to describe trends in a graph, chart, or other visual aid. Task 2 requires you to write an expressive essay. Each require solid academic writing skills.

So here is our first video. Get some helpful hints on IELTS Writing Task 1. 

Thanks and Have a great week!

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