Posts Tagged ‘Business Writing’
How to Write a Corporate Travel Policy
Introduction The corporate world has been changing rapidly in recent years, and with it, the need for more efficient corporate travel policies. Writing a successful company travel policy can be daunting – after all, hundreds of tiny details must fit together just right to make sure your employees have enough flexibility while still allowing you…
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How to Punctuate Abbreviations
How to punctuate abbreviations is a skill that all writers need to know and master to avoid embarrassing writing errors. How to Punctuate Abbreviations Abbreviations are shortened forms of words or phrases. They are typically used in writing to save space and time. An Acronym, on the other hand, consists of the first letters of…
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How to Write a Quality Control Plan — Part 2
Quality Control Plan (QCP) is a crucial component of all business proposals written to win U.S. Government contracts. Section 7. DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES of a Quality Control Plan This section of the Quality Control Plan should include every deliverable that the Contractor guarantees to deliver to the Government client. Start each item with the phrase…
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How to Punctuate a List
There are four main ways to punctuate a list: with a comma, semicolon, colon, and dash. 3 Types of Lists There are three types of lists: numbered (ordered) lists, bulleted (unordered) lists, and check lists. Numbered Lists Numbered lists are created by using numbers and punctuation such as commas or periods. The items in a…
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How to Write Measurements for Furniture
Furniture is measured (in the United States) in inches, fractions of an inch, feet, and millimeters. Example: How to Measure the Dimensions of a Chair For example, we can explain the dimensions of a chair that measures 34″ x 24 1/4″ x 33 3/8“as: 34x24x33 The first number is the depth (D) of the…
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Copy-and-Paste Guide to Writing Proper Emails in Stressful Situations Over 10,000 words. A special ebook on writing emails in all kinds of situations, including condolence emails, complaints emails, collection emails, and others. Writing an email is a “necessary evil” for some yet a source of enjoyment and enrichment for others. The truth is, whether you…
Read MoreProposal Planning and Writing for RFPs
Write Great Proposals to Win U.S. Government Contracts “Proposal Planning and Writing for RFPs” is a 51-page (8.5” x 11”) comprehensive volume describing in over 10,000 words every aspect of responding to a government RFP (Request For Proposal). This e-book even covers the questions that need to be asked to decide whether an RFP is…
Read MoreAP Associated Press Style Guide Quiz Book
150 Questions with Answers to Test your AP Guide Knowledge Learn how to Write the Time, the Seasons, and the Dates Correctly in AP Style This special quiz workbook is prepared to test your knowledge of the AP Stylebook and its principles. It’ll help you learn and master many conventions of the AP style easily…
Read More100 Active Voice and Passive Voice Exercises with Answers
Active voice is that sentence construction where a SUBJECT is followed by a VERB and then the OBJECT of action. SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT Example: “Mary loves books.” Passive voice is constructed by starting the sentence with the OBJECT of the ACTIVE voice sentence (which in passive construction is called the SUBJECT of the…
Read MoreWriting Transition Phrases and Sentences
12 Types of Transition with 112 Examples Why Transitions are Important… Transitioning from one sentence or paragraph to another is the bread and butter of all successful writers, especially those who write non-fiction. With a great transition, the readers are able to understand the succession of complex ideas as well as the general context of…
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