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Five ways to improve your business writing – Chesney Bradshaw

Cape Infanta Sunrise. Watercolour by Chesney Bradshaw When I started my first job in a company years back, the communications environment was different, very different. I remember being a young per…

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In these troubled times it’s not uncommon to find yourself awake in the early hours of the morning restless and turning over decisions. In the daytime you have a sick feeling in the pit of yo…

The number of emails sent daily is staggering. Globally, something like 269 billion emails are sent each day. How many emails do you receive in your inbox? How many of them do you ignore and simply…

Designed for business people, the online course “Better Business Writing” has detailed lessons on writing methods, combined with hands-on exercises, that improve the writing skills requ…

Are you one of those people who read the label on the back of your beer? Well, if you are, then there could be a business writing lesson in it for you. Over the weekend I looked at the back of…

A long-winded email, business letter or report is going to most likely be ignored or simply end up in the bin. How often do you receive long emails that go on and on and make little sense? If the w…

Do you write email openings like this? – Chesney Bradshaw

Pont at Malgas, Western Cape. Photo by Chesney Bradshaw A reader says she’s tried everything but continues to fail. She wants to know what is wrong how she can change her circumstances for th…

A bush pub somewhere along the Breede River. Photo by Chesney Bradshaw We spent a week at the Southern Cape, visiting scenic places such as Cape Agulhas, Struisbaai, Bredasdorp, Infanta, Malgas, Wi…

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Life is full of surprises. One day you’re going along minding your own business and then out of the blue someone comes and makes demands on you in the form o…

Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash The Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern busine…

Photo by Ariane Hackbart on Unsplash The ability to communicate effectively may be the number one management quality, some experts believe ¹. Leaders must understand how to use communication strate…