Notebook

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  • How to cut jargon from your business writing

    Noted by Emily on 15.11.11

    Business words

    From complete nonsense to the ridiculously over-used, business writing is full of jargon. Here are our top tips for keeping your writing simple.

  • Copywriters in the South West

    Noted by Matt on 01.03.11

    Web words , Brand words , Business words

    With Design Week reporting a shortage of writers in the South West, we’re saying hello to agencies in Bath, Bristol and beyond.

  • How facts backfire

    Footnote

    “In the end, truth will out. Won’t it? Maybe not. Recently, a few political scientists have begun to discover a human tendency deeply discouraging to anyone with faith in the power of information. It’s this: Facts don’t necessarily have the power to change our minds.” via The Boston Globe

  • Seven symptoms of bad business writing

    Noted by Matt on 15.02.11

    Business words

    Diagnosing bad business writing is the first step towards creating compelling copy. Here are our tips on how to spot poorly prose.

  • RT @leenjones: @polon shares more excellent examples of content, especially storytelling, aiding #healthcare communication: http://bit.ly/hZggf5

    Tweeted on 15.02.11

  • Storytelling in health care

    Noted by Emily on 08.02.11

    Business words

    Storytelling is a powerful communication tool – particularly in health care.

  • “Dear colleague: we’re shaping the future (and making you redundant)”. The impersonal language of public sector cuts. http://bit.ly/e9Mvfa

    Tweeted on 28.01.11

  • Fed up with ‘synergy’, ‘innovation’ and ‘viral’? @CreativeGroup offer some suggestions for eliminating jargon: http://bit.ly/eb1qma

    Tweeted on 17.01.11

  • 50 Delicious links about writing, words and language

    Noted by Matt on 21.12.10

    Web words , Business words , Words words words

    Following rumours that Yahoo! might close its social bookmarking service Delicious, we’re highlighting 50 great word-themed links from our account.

  • RT @AdamShawBiz Mind Your Language - my little guide to the history of business words http://j.mp/fkQQsN

    Tweeted on 07.12.10