Learning and honing business writing skills can have a positive impact on an individual's career advancement. Effective communication makes an organization run smoothly. Professional writing improves ...

To celebrate, I offer these tips and insights into proper grammar and good writing from Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. Fogarty, who produces the podcast “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for ...

Every memo, every letter, every email or proposal you write speaks volumes about you and your organization. That's why it's so important that each correspondence that leaves your desk is crisp, ...

A dangling expression is one that doesn’t fit logically into the rest of the sentence. It “dangles” — often because it’s a verb phrase in search of a subject which never turns up. Consider these ...

Nothing makes you or your business sound unprofessional quite like typos and grammatical errors. Yet, not everyone is an editor or has the budget to hire a proofreader. That’s where using the best ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One of the most important aspects of writing great copy is making sure it’s grammatically correct. That doesn’t mean, however, you need ...

Businesspeople are busy. They do not want to read long emails, memos, and / or documents to find what they are looking for. Businesspeople expect to receive clear and concise correspondence. Future ...

Bryan Garner, editor in chief of Black’s Law Dictionary and author of the “HBR Guide to Better Business Writing.” An interview with Bryan Garner, editor in chief of Black’s Law Dictionary and author ...

What’s bad, boring, and barely read all over? Business writing. If you could taste words, most corporate websites, brochures, and sales materials would remind you of stale, soggy rice cakes: nearly ...

The first thing I noticed in my first office job was the theatrical quality in the place. I had the lowest job in the entire joint, so I immediately cast myself as Cinderella. I wafted around the ...