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Fifty years ago today, three men were sitting on top of a missile, hurtling up into the inky void, travelling the 240,000 miles (384,400 kilometres) to the moon. The Saturn V rocket propelling them had contained almost 2,000 tonnes of fuel when it left the launchpad...
There’s one thing about reports that people never seem to talk about. Even after 21 years, and training more than 50,000 people to write well, I...
Mention writing skills to most people and they will roll their eyes before launching into a confession about how spelling/grammar/punctuation/all...
Word counts are a feature common to business and academic writing alike. ITTs (invitations to tender) commonly specify a word limit for key...
It’s a sad fact that most business documents simply don’t hit their mark. Too often they fail to make vital messages clear, prompt action or even...
Training is one of the most important investments anyone can make in their future. It can help people get promotions and command higher salaries,...
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The English language is littered with grey areas and apparent paradoxes that cause confusion. One of our former delegates, Richard, got in touch to...
By any measure, our High-impact business writing course in London has been a runaway success. For over 19 years, we’ve trained thousands of...
When it comes to training, we'll go wherever the need is – whether that’s Norwich, New York or the Netherlands. But even we were surprised to get a...
Do you need to write practice or practise? The short answer is, it depends. Many find it tricky to know when to use one or the other. So, in order...
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