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This month, our Bull fighter takes management-speak by the horns, showing you how to banish it from your workplace. Download our PDF guide to saying what you really mean – with not a 'touching base' or a 'pushing the envelope' in sight.
Rob Ashton, Chief Executive of Emphasis, shares his seven-step process for how to write a winning business plan. Work through each section and you'll end up with an ordered, content-rich document that gets you to where you want to go.
In the first of a new series called Hit or myth, we examine the 'rule' that you must never end a sentence with a preposition. (And we'll see what Winston Churchill had to say about that.) Also on the topic of grammar, one reader wrote to us to ask whether he should write I or me when making comparisons. For example, is it 'he is taller than I' or 'he is taller than me'?
We look at how, when it comes to writing emails, a little overconfidence can be a dangerous thing – and we're not talking about that time when you told your boss you 'resent' his email (re-sent). Research shows that around 15 per cent of emails are at risk of confusing, misleading or even offending their recipients.
Bull fighter: management-speak
Our bull fighter banishes management-speak and its associated evasiveness and pomposity with one swish of his red cape. Download our free guide to saying what you really mean ...How to write a winning business plan
Your business plan is your route to growth and success. But in order to write it, you need to know exactly where you want to go. Follow our seven-step plan ...Hit or myth: you can't end a sentence on a preposition
We tackle the often-repeated 'rule' that you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition. Read on to find out whether this one's a hit or a myth ...Is it 'taller than I' or 'taller than me'?
When making comparisons, should you refer to yourself as 'I' or 'me'? Read on to find out ...Email overconfidence is a dangerous thing
We vastly overestimate the extent to which our messages are understood. Read on to find out the scary truth ...
