How economy-proof is your skill set? Companies are cutting salaries and jobs due to rising costs, but you still need a job to pay the bills. What you need to stay employed is an in-demand skill set. Workers with in-demand skill sets are snapped up by another company if they are laid off, or theyContinue reading “6 Tips to Developing an In-Demand Skill Set”
Category Archives: Writing and Editing
Why Modifiers are Important: Humor and Horror
What if you want to make an innocent comment only to sound like a weirdo instead? Jumbling up the order of your words can create some awkward misunderstandings. Misplaced modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that have been separated from the word it describes. These misplaced modifiers can change the meaning of what you intendContinue reading “Why Modifiers are Important: Humor and Horror”
Improving Your Writing Skills for Work
Writing is as important as speaking in the workplace. Whether you compose emails, write direct messages, draft reports, or compose speeches for presentations, clear writing can convey your ideas and avoid confusion. Many don’t find it easy to write well. School doesn’t prepare you to write clear and concise emails and messages for work. AsContinue reading “Improving Your Writing Skills for Work”
Quick Tips to Improve Your Writing Skills
Writing isn’t a skill you can perfect overnight (although it would be nice to meet a genie who can grant a wish to make this happen). The next best way to improve your writing skills quickly is by making small changes that will one day result in tremendous improvements in your writing skills. For someContinue reading “Quick Tips to Improve Your Writing Skills”
Writing & Grammar Quotes
When a tiny word gives you a big headache, it’s probably a pronoun. Pronouns are usually small (I, me, he, she it), but they’re among the biggest troublemakers in the language. – Patricia T. O’Conner, Woe Is I
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