by Sharon Ernst | Dec 9, 2019 | Business Writing Skills
Have you ever formed a first impression about someone based on how they write? I suspect we all have. First impressions are powerful and hard to avoid. Even when we want to stay objective, we are sizing up the other person without meaning to. We can make assumptions...
by Sharon Ernst | Nov 21, 2019 | Business Writing Skills
Does this sound familiar? You labor over a document or an email, finally submit it, then have someone ask you a question you answered with your writing. Obviously, they didn’t read what you wrote and you start to wonder, “What was the point of all that work?” Whether...
by Sharon Ernst | Oct 4, 2019 | Business Email Writing, Business Writing Skills, Common Business Writing Mistakes
Have you ever realized you’ve been making the same mistake over and over, unaware it was a mistake? And I don’t mean business writing mistakes, not yet… Growing up I had a friend who would say “for all intents and purposes.” I thought she kept saying “for...
by Sharon Ernst | Aug 19, 2019 | Business Writing Skills
We’re going to talk about business writing skills, but let’s start with a more appealing topic first… Do you have an activity or interest that constantly challenges you to learn? Horses top my list. They challenge me to keep learning because they...
by Sharon Ernst | Jul 8, 2019 | Business Writing Skills
After years of resisting, I tried the Hemingway app. It scared me. We already have a lack of good writing skills in the U.S. And I assume the goal of the app is to help make up for that deficit. But I predict this app will only dumb down our writing further instead....
by Sharon Ernst | Jun 12, 2019 | Business Writing Skills
Do you think you’re a mediocre or even a bad writer? That mindset is probably working against you. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy because you might not try to improve thinking there’s no point. And that attitude hurts you at work because you don’t try to...
