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How to Use a Hyphen Correctly: Rules and Examples

How to Use a Hyphen Correctly: Rules and Examples

Hyphens may be small, but their impact on business writing is big. Used incorrectly, they can confuse readers, distort meaning, and undermine your credibility. Used well, they add clarity and precision. So, how do you use a hyphen correctly in business writing, and when is ...

How to Present Graphics and Data in Technical Writing

In technical business writing, the graphics and data – such as engineering drawings, numbers, tables, and process diagrams – ...

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 2025]

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

How to Improve Your Employees' Business Writing Skills

Your employees' ability to write clearly and convert complex information into summarized, well-written business documents ...

HoneyBook Proposal Software Review

HoneyBook offers useful but basic proposals with the core automation that makes proposal management software valuable. ...

'I hope this email finds you well:' Emailing During Challenging Times

I’ve received a slew of sales emails and even some individual emails lately that open with a generic, surface-level ...

Business Email Writing: Conclusions That Work

Many strategies exist to improve your business emails. For example, write a persuasive email subject line. Use an ...

How to Write a Request for Proposal (RFP) Response

A request for proposals or RFP is a fantastic business opportunity. In the RFP process, a potential or current client ...

Using Nominalizations in Business Writing

Avoiding nominalizations Nominalizations are nouns that refer to a process. In scientific writing and when writing to global ...

Professional Tone in Business Writing

Am I achieving the right tone in my business writing?

9 Technical Writing Tips Every Writer Needs to Know

Technical writing takes high-level details and explains them clearly and concisely to an audience.

What is the Best Quarter Abbreviation Format? (Q1, First Quarter, IVQ, 1st qtr)

As we kick off a new year, many of us plan work and strategies across the entirety of the year ahead. Business typically ...