Write Away e-bulletin

January 2010

It’s a new year (we know you’ve heard about it), and high time for you to break the putting-off cycle: we show you how with our top tips for beating procrastination. Plus, even if you’re still overstuffed from all that Christmas indulgence, you’ll still have room for one of our bite-sized audio tips – the latest addition to our free resource section. This month: Rob Ashton gives away the secret formula for perfect proposal-writing.

Also in January’s edition of Write Away, we rehabilitate another item of business bull, and reveal why we’re ready and willing to start tweeting. And you’ll find out how to avoid getting carried away by capital letters.

Don't miss too our financial year-end offer, giving you the chance to get coaching worth £2000 absolutely free.

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• Talking about a resolution

  The decorations are down, the cards are in the recycling, and the tree’s been put at the top of the garden where it can turn skeletal and frighten small children. You’re probably feeling slightly heavier and slightly poorer, and even your New Year's resolutions may seem but a distant memory.
  
  If you haven't yet shelled out for a gym membership, resolved to live solely off carrot juice or taken up crochet, then don't. Instead, make a resolution that will really make a positive difference in your daily life (and to the bottom line): a resolution about writing. 

• Tweet it short and simple

  Never let it be said that we can’t admit when we were wrong.
  We're ready to be converted to Twitter, where every tweet improves your ability to KISS.

• Ban the bull

  The crusade for clear business English continues. Don your chaps, saddle up and join us to tie another rampant bull down.

• Quick tips: proposal-writing

  We’ve made it even easier for you to find the tips you need by breaking down our podcasts into bite-sized chunks. In this first helping, Rob Ashton reveals the secret of successful proposals.

• Capital ideas

  Capital ideas or capital offence? The question can get the better of anyone. Put capitals in their place once and for all.

• Get complimentary one-to-one coaching worth over £2,000

  All you have to do is book three days of in-company training or coaching by 26 February, with at least one to run before 1 April.