Indecision can be your worst enemy
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…
Business writing tips — writing with impact
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…
Effective Business Writing – online writing skills course that helps you achieve results faster
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…
Business writing tip – learn about subordinate clauses from a beer can
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…
Business writing tip – how to avoid writing long-winded emails and letters
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…
Chesney Bradshaw
Do you write email openings like this? – Chesney Bradshaw
Holiday getaways can lead to profitable ideas
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…
Responding to an offer
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…