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Posted by: Catie Holdridge
26 / 07 / 12
Nelson Mandela once said, ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.’ Business letter writers may not have been his target demographic when he said it, but – if that’s your job – you […]
03 / 02 / 12
Have you heard about the tiger that’s turned into a giraffe? The real story isn’t quite so magical as that sounds. But Sainsbury’s response to a letter from a little girl, which has now led them to change the name of their tiger bread to giraffe bread, was certainly inspired. For those who missed it, […]
Posted by: em-admin
27 / 10 / 10
You may recall that six million people have – through no fault of their own – paid the wrong amount of tax over the last few years, thanks to a blunder at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The story dominated the column inches last month, in part because of the way HMRC so unceremoniously delivered […]
07 / 10 / 10
A Write Now reader wrote to us to ask: is it ever acceptable to use the passive voice in ‘good writing’? It’s a good question. You may be surprised to hear that the answer’s yes. While it’s best to use the active voice in most cases, the passive voice can – on occasion – be […]
11 / 12 / 09
It’s that magical time of year again. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose and – quite possibly – being thrown together with people you have nothing more in common with than blood. And, as anyone who has grin-and-borne-it through a stressful or tedious family gathering can verify, if Christmas […]
Posted by: Rob Ashton
06 / 08 / 08
We’re lucky here in Emphasis Towers. Five minutes from Brighton beach and five minutes from the station, we really have got the best of both worlds. The beach is great. It’s close enough to go for a lunchtime dip on those rare days when the thermometer climbs above 10 degrees. (Not that I have since […]
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