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Cover Letter Tips That Will Get You the Job! by Melissa Rubin
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
14 Mar 2010 at 11:34am

Writing a cover letter is one of the most important aspects of getting a job. Your resume shows your work history but your cover letter tells the employer who you are. It highlights your qualifications, guides the employer through the most important parts of your work history, and demonstrates your flawless command of the English language.

Knowing how to write one boils down to grammar, spelling... ( expand article )



How to Make Your Writing Short, Sharp and Shiny by Linda Bell
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
14 Mar 2010 at 11:32am

We're all busy so the last thing we need is to waste time reading long-winded articles, confusing website content or rambling blog posts. To make sure you're writing's 'on the money' remember - keep it short, sharp and shiny!

These days readers want information quickly especially on the internet. So don't waste words. After you've written what you want to say - aim to cut your writing in half - ... ( expand article )



How English Learning Made Easy
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
14 Mar 2010 at 11:25am

The online teacher resource, teAchnology.com provides learning material to teachers that are easy to use and effective in teaching English students how to write, speak, and use the language to their benefit. It will make English language teaching easy by proving over thirty thousand ways of planning lessons. It has search tools that enable teachers to access work sheets that simplify planning l... ( expand article )



How to Write Business Letters by Fiona Dewitt
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
8 Mar 2010 at 5:00am

A business letter is a formal letter used by professionals in an organization. The need for letter writing has decreased with new technologies, specifically the email. However, there are cases where such a letter may be vital. It is subsequently important that great care is observed when preparing a formal letter. An appropriate formal letter should have the desired effect it hopes to accomplis... ( expand article )



Business Blogging - Keep it Simple and Informative by Tami Stodghill
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
8 Mar 2010 at 4:58am

It's pretty much been established that blogging is important in network marketing. To quote a popular Business Week article: "Blogs Will Change Your Business-Look past the yakkers, hobbyists, and political mobs. Your customers and rivals are figuring blogs out. Our advice: Catch up...or catch you later". Blogs offer an abundance of information from an even bigger variety of sources. They are ge... ( expand article )



The Value of Writing Using Good Grammar by Marjorie J McDonald
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
8 Mar 2010 at 4:55am

Grammarians celebrate! Some fun tips to help you with your writing.

Today is National Grammar Day. More than just a silly holiday, Grammar Day serves as a good reminder to communicate clearly, using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. How you write and speak is a reflection of who you are, and giving a presentation riddled with spelling errors or poor grammar can take away from the messag... ( expand article )



How to Create Your Internet Business Press Release by Tyrone Shum
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
28 Feb 2010 at 5:04am

The Secret Is In Preparation! The key to dealing with the media is demonstrating your ability to act quickly and to have information ready when people ask for it. Before reaching out to the media, develop the following:

1. A good media release (some hints follow)
2. A few backup ideas, in case the first one you present is knocked back by the journalist
3. A one-page biography of yourself highlig... ( expand article )



Journalists' Use of Social Media Is Surging
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
28 Feb 2010 at 5:00am

Use of social media tools by journalists is surging, growing in double-digit percentages in some cases. This is among the key findings of the 2nd Annual Middleberg/SNCR Survey of Media in the Wired World, conducted by the Society for New Communications Research team of Jen McClure, SNCR founder and president, and SNCR Senior Fellow, Don Middleberg. The study was made possible in part by Marketw... ( expand article )



Professional Writing Skills Book Offers Solution To Poor Writing Skills Plaguing Nation
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
28 Feb 2010 at 4:56am

Write It Well, a Bay Area-based training and consulting company that helps people improve their business writing skills, has just published a new edition of its popular book about writing for business. Professional Writing Skills: A Write It Well Guide now includes expanded sections on e-mail, grammar, and punctuation. The book addresses a fundamental yet largely overlooked skill in every caree... ( expand article )



Writing Vocabulary 2010 by Rosalinda Martinez
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
21 Feb 2010 at 10:38am

Writing skills are developed through consistent practice and guts. It entails a lot of editing and revisions. Sometimes one is not satisfied at all. But then, there are many ways to improve writing.

Like speaking, reading, and listening; writing involves the work of the senses. Moreover, it needs more than just looking, but going beyond and imagining. Details are crucial because there are hundr... ( expand article )



Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
21 Feb 2010 at 10:29am

Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the 'original' accent of that language, shows a new study from the University of Haifa. The study was published in the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research.

Many adult schools teaching second languages insist on exposing their students to the languages in their 'original' accents. However, t... ( expand article )



BLOGGING FOR MORE BUSINESS
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
11 Feb 2010 at 12:08pm

Today there are more than 133,000,000 million blogs while an estimated 77% of active Internet users read blogs. Yet, there are still a lot of business owners and leaders who wonder, "Should we be blogging?"

What possible benefits come of spending time and money sending thoughts into an already jam-packed "blogoshpere?"

To help businesses answer this question, Red Rocket Media Group has just relea... ( expand article )



Health Stories by Experts More Credible Than Blogs
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
11 Feb 2010 at 12:07pm

Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a website than in a blog or a homepage, according to a study of college students.

The findings highlight the relative importance of different online sources to people who seek health information on the Internet.

"Most people look for health information online by keying disease symptoms into various search engines,... ( expand article )



MARKETING LURE TO ANALYZE HOW SLOPPY WRITING INFLUENCES BUYER BEHAVIOR
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
11 Feb 2010 at 12:05pm

One error in a resume can be the kiss of death for a job hunter, but can writing errors hurt businesses, too? That is the question Marketing Lure wants to answer with a new, online survey.

The idea came to business owner Sue Anderson-Lenz after reading a story in TIME magazine. In it, the columnist mentioned that a neighbor was canceling her subscription to a major newspaper because it contained... ( expand article )



Don't Let Language Rules Hamstring Your Business Writing and Business Communications by Dave Griffiths
by noreply@blogger.com (Brian Scott)
31 Jan 2010 at 9:53am

"From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I shall not put."
- Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

I love that thought from the old statesman/historian/blowhard because it illustrates a collective affliction in the way we use our native tongue. Not only do we fall unthinkingly into copying each other when it comes to the latest trite phrase; we also adhere rigidly to... ( expand article )




 
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