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Mary Cullen

Mary Cullen
March 9, 2022
Mary founded Instructional Solutions in 1998, and is an internationally recognized business writing trainer and executive writing coach with two decades of experience helping thousands of individuals and businesses master the strategic skill of business writing. She excels at designing customized business writing training programs to maximize productivity, advance business objectives, and convey complex information. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Rhode Island, an M.A. in English Literature from Boston College, and a C.A.G.S. in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of New Hampshire.
Articles By Mary Cullen

Persuasive Proposal Titles and Subtitles

First impressions matter. To put your best foot forward, you need to make sure your proposal has a killer cover page. Title ...

How to Correctly Punctuate Bullet Point Lists

How to punctuate bullet lists can be tricky because various style guides contradict each other. Use a period after every ...

How to Write a Thank You Email After an Interview

This article will help you write a thank you email after an interview that helps you get the job. After a lengthy search ...

Best Style Guides for Business Writing

The best style guide for your organization will depend on the type and application of your writing. In this post we share ...

How to Write a Condolence Email to Customers and Coworkers

Sadly, two past clients contacted me recently asking how to best phrase condolence emails to customers who have lost team ...

That vs Which? [Difference explained]

One of the trickier grammar rules in the English language is the difference between the words that and which. Both serve a ...

87 Advanced Business Writing Tips [That Actually Work]

I'm excited to share these top 87 business writing tips with you. They were honed while I studied English Literature and ...

Best Gifts for Writers

This year especially, I hope to give meaningful gifts to my family and other loved ones that make them happy. One benefit of ...

12 Best Business Writing Books

Because every business person needs to write well at work, there are hundreds of books specifically about business writing. ...

How to Use a Comma Correctly with an Appositive

An appositive is a word or phrase that refers to the same thing as another noun in the same sentence. It is placed beside ...

How to Use Hyphens Correctly in Business Grammar

Louise Julig wrote a wonderful post about hyphens in her Thoughts Happen blog. Although business writing requires correct ...

7 Capitalization Rules for Professional Business Writing

In business English writing, it's important to capitalize words correctly for professionalism. But when should you use ...

Is a Name Suffix Included in a Salutation?

Reader Question about Name Suffixes What would be the proper business email or business letter salutation for someone with a ...

Positive Language in Business Writing

Bestselling author and management consultant Tom Peters lauded the value of decency and grace in business communication at ...

18 of the Best Business Writing Tools [Updated 2024]

Business writing can be challenging! Happily, several new inexpensive or free business writing tools are available to help ...