Mary Cullen
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
This article will present common phrases with racist origins that have crept into business discourse. Likely, you are ...
With the rise of mobile and remote work, you may have heard the term “asynchronous communication” thrown around. This type ...
You wrote a proposal that persuasively sells your solution to a client’s problem. Now, you need to make it look great. ...
A great proposal can make or break a business deal. Your proposal lays out a persuasive plan regarding how you can help your ...
Writing is fundamental to business operations. While networking and negotiations set the foundations of corporate ...
If you’ve confused affect and effect before, you’re not alone. This word pair is one of the most common errors in business ...
Here is a list of the top searched words in a thesaurus in the United States. Each item has the average number of searches a ...
This article illustrates a simple rhetorical strategy, to apply at the sentence level, to increase your readers’ perception ...
I’d like to share with you why I founded Instructional Solutions 20 years ago this month and offer three tips about writing, ...
Writing a story? View the entire press kit here. Jargon grader launch Instructional Solutions, a leader in business writing ...
‘Tis the season for out-of-office emails! Yes, with all the holiday planning of feasts and gifts and decorations, there is ...
This paragraph contains an error. Find and correct it: On July 28, managers presented second-quarter sales reports. Greg ...
Two participants in our Effective Business Writing course recently questioned why using “Good Evening” was not the best ...
"Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it. If you’re a writer you have a moral obligation to do this." ~ Anne ...
