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Doris and Bertie’s blog dedicated to helping you find and keep your business writing mojo!
How to write a B2B sales email: avoid this mistake
Feeling icky about selling yourself or your business?
Articles (a, an, the): foolproof way to get them right
The number one mistake I see in my international students is with articles
How to write a business proposal to persuade EVERY reader!
In a multi-level sales process, who is my audience?
How to write in a 'sophisticated' tone of voice?
How do you strike the balance between simplicity and sophistication?
Writing a report for work? Here are 8 questions you MUST ask
If you start by getting the answers to these questions before you write you’ll be well on the way to producing a successful report.
How to write better in one surprisingly simple step
What do you think is the secret to improving your writing? Getting a better grasp of grammar?
Write like you speak!
Connect with your reader by writing to them directly. Here are my 7 tips on how to be a more engaging writer.
How to write quickly
Probably the number one question people ask us is - how can I write more quickly and efficiently?
5 ways to put a little rhythm in your writing
There are many ways to put a little rhythm in your words – here I present five things you can do today.
Six ways your schoolteachers sabotaged your business writing
Your colleagues and clients are busy people with a hundred different demands on their time. And unlike your teachers they aren’t paid to read your stuff.
Sentence Surgery: Remember Your Reader
Make sure you don’t lose sight of who you are writing for.
Warren Buffett's No. 1 Writing Tip
Ever wondered where we got the name ‘Doris & Bertie’ from?
What's an uncountable noun?
I want to look at a feature of English that international speakers of English always have trouble with – uncountable nouns.
Stop fretting about your grammar!
I’m pretty sure you’re worrying too much about grammar. And by too much, I mean at the expense of other, more important things.
The best out-of-office reply ever!
In today’s video - I want to talk about the best out of office reply I’ve ever read.
How to write a memoir
Clare Lynch talks to author Elisabeth Spencer to find out what makes for a good memoir, and how to write one.
Compared to or compared with?
What’s the difference between compare or compared to, and compare or compared with?