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Racist Terms to Remove from Your Writing

Racist Terms to Remove from Your Writing

This article will present common phrases with racist origins that have crept into business discourse. Likely, you are unaware of the origin of these terms -- many were unfamiliar to us as well before studying the phrases' etymology. Language is an evolving organism that ...

The Pros and Cons of Asynchronous Communication

With the rise of mobile and remote work, you may have heard the term “asynchronous communication” thrown around. This type ...

How to Format a Business Proposal (With Examples)

You wrote a proposal that persuasively sells your solution to a client’s problem. Now, you need to make it look great. ...

What is the Best Proposal Length? [What the Data Says]

A great proposal can make or break a business deal. Your proposal lays out a persuasive plan regarding how you can help your ...

The Costs of Poor Business Writing [Statistics and Examples]

Writing is fundamental to business operations. While networking and negotiations set the foundations of corporate ...

Affect vs. Effect [What is the Difference?]

If you’ve confused affect and effect before, you’re not alone. This word pair is one of the most common errors in business ...

7 Subject Lines for Thank You Notes (After Interviews or Meetings)

Writing a compelling subject line for a thank you email after an interview is an opportunity for you to shine, if it’s well ...

Ellipses: How to Use and Format Them and Common Errors to Avoid

An ellipsis (ellipses is the plural) is the … you see all over social media. It has its place for sure, but it’s also wildly ...

10 Most Searched For Words in the Thesaurus

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 ...

Writing an Executive Summary that Emotes Confidence

This article illustrates a simple rhetorical strategy, to apply at the sentence level, to increase your readers’ perception ...

An Increasing Problem: Replying to Old Emails for a New Topic

How many times have you received an email with an old subject line that is unrelated to the actual content of the email? The ...

Meet vs. See - Learn the difference [English Grammar Lesson]

Quick answer: Use MEET for the first time you see someone or when you are seeing them because you have plans or an ...

Instructional Solutions Celebrates 20 Years: Here is What I Learned

I’d like to share with you why I founded Instructional Solutions 20 years ago this month and offer three tips about writing, ...

Instructional Solutions Launches Free Writing Tool to Eliminate Jargon

Writing a story? View the entire press kit here. Jargon grader launch Instructional Solutions, a leader in business writing ...

6 Advanced Grammar Mistakes

March 4th is Grammar Day and we are celebrating with a new infographic with six advanced grammar mistakes. Each year Grammar ...