Business writing essentials

Lay the foundations for clear and effective writing at work

Contents

Featured

Useful resources

Featured

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Reader-focused writing

The planning step you should NEVER skip

20 surefire tips for using bullets like a pro

Perfecting your work

Editing and proofreading – what’s the difference?

Express your value

How to write an effective elevator pitch – and use it in your business [with examples]

Fundamentals

How to make an impact with numbers and statistics

Essential professional skills

How to write a presentation (and deliver it, even via Zoom)

Ensuring accuracy

How to proofread a document [with free proofreading checklist PDF]

All articles

Five fundamentals for formatting business documents

When should you use hyphens in numbers?

Plan and research your documents with mind maps

The secrets of effective subheadings

See into your reader’s mind with ChatGPT

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Useful resources

Your free guide to better customer responses

Your go-to guide to better writing

Your route to better bid management

Case studies

See how we’ve helped our clients

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Business report writing, Writing to the board

'We cut the iterations on our strategy documents from 56 to just 4!'

Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank

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Professional email writing

Small UK charity makes big international impact thanks to clear, convincing communications

Refugee Rights Europe

Refugee Rights Europe

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Bids and proposals

How a tiny team at a children’s charity won the biggest contract of their lives

One YMCA

One YMCA

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Bids and proposals

Streamlining the writing process and speaking with one voice at Suez Environnement Group

Suez Environnement Group

Suez Environnement Group

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Business writing essentials

Concise, consistent and contract-winning writing at Spinning Clock

Spinning Clock

Spinning Clock

Bids and proposals, Technical writing

Simplifying technical language and raising communication standards at SeaRoc Group

SeaRoc Group

SeaRoc Group

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Business writing essentials, Writing to customers

Demystifying legal speak at Nabarro for a rebrand that sets it apart from the competition

Nabarro

Nabarro

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Bids and proposals

Liverpool John Moores University boosts sales-writing skills with bespoke training programme

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool John Moores University

Corporate communications

Tailored treatment means healthier writing at The King’s Fund

The King’s Fund

The King’s Fund

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Writing to customers

HSBC overhaul complaint-handling style to cut comeback and connect with customers

HSBC

HSBC