2 tips for safe and effective email
How can I tell if an email is suspicious? … How can I get people to respond to my email messages?
Category: Writing/Editing
ChatGPT: Should you or shouldn’t you?
While I can disclose that I have not found ChatGPT useful, it may very well be to you. However, like all new tech, approach with your eyes wide open. There are risks both in the generated content and the inner workings that are being exploited by hackers.
7 tips for crafting just the right business email
Are you crafting an email that is riddled with errors in spelling or word usage? Does your message appear to malign a customer or bully a colleague? Are you sending it to the correct recipients? Does any extra content distract from the main point of the email? Here is a checklist to keep in mind to ensure that you’re hitting the right chord.
2 tips for voice typing
Tips for punctuating and clarifying your voice typing.
Need help editing your business comms? Try these tools
Executive assistants and administrative assistants are relied upon to write important emails, letters, reports, minutes and other business documents on behalf of their employer. Failure to take those extra few minutes to proofread can be detrimental not only to your reputation but also to your boss’ and company’s reputations.
Digital first impression: The admin’s edge
Pandemic-era business communications have underscored the importance of realizing how your message comes across to others in digital channels such as email and video calls.
‘Per my previous email …’ and other email missteps
Where do email messages go wrong, and how can you avoid being on the other end of bad reactions?
Play our brain-burning thesaurus game
If you’re someone who likes words, a thesaurus is a wonderful thing. Here’s a little exercise we’ll call “reverse thesaurus.”
Best practices: Editing and being edited
Supporting someone who writes many reports or creates a lot of media content can be challenging. They may be really good writers, but every good writer knows that editing is vital. If this task falls to you, setting both of you up for success can make this process consistent and one of continuous improvement.
10 free writing resources
We’re writing all the time in some form or another, and doing it well earns you trust. Here are some great places to find free writing help online.