Practice Summarizing In Write Now: Business Writing That Gets Results (p. 42), I point out that summarizing or stating the general ideas of the text in your own words is an important skill in business writing. Here is part of an article by Christopher McCormick entitled “Countries with better English have better economies” that appeared in
A Successful Business Meeting is Productive Here are 10 steps for a successful business meeting. If you follow these steps carefully, you’ll be more productive and build team collaboration. Things you need to do before a successful business meeting 1. When starting a new project, schedule a meeting at a convenient time with key people
The grammar point “up” has many uses A business colleague of mine recently sent me this entertaining grammar point “up.” Non-native speakers of English may be surprised to know the word “up” can be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb or even a preposition depending on the context. “It’s easy to understand UP,
1. Question words Rule: – Use “who” for people – Use “where” for place – Use “why” for reason – Use “when” for time – Use “what” for information Example: We are putting together a questionnaire. The first question is “___________ is your date of birth?” The second question is “____________ were you born?” It
In this ninth post in the email writing series, we look at five grammar points. Since we tend to write emails quickly, it is easy to make grammar mistakes, particularly with verbs. You should master these basic grammar points for effective writing. In the next post in this series will look at five more basic
The seventh post in the email writing series looks at functional language. These are expressions used for a particular purpose, such as expressing best wishes or giving a compliment. The more fluent you are in English the more proficient you are in saying exactly what you mean in different ways. Here are five language functions
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