A student recently asked me about writing business proposals that will be read by a variety of readers.

Last week, a big pharma firm was ‘proud’ to reveal its vision statement for its new Antibiotic Business Unit.

In February 2016, Stephen Hull, the editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post UK was asked in a radio interview why he doesn’t pay his writers.

Someone recently asked me 'so what is a copywriter?'.  One thing's for sure, being a copywriter is about way more than just writing.

Audience analysis should be your first step in any copywriting job.

It's amazing to see someone's writing transform after a few one-to-one sessions with a business writing coach.

Google's latest achievement is of a whole different order.

“Never use the passive where you can use the active”

How to strike the balance between simplicity and sophistication.

The ‘inverted pyramid’ is a tried and tested formula for giving your writing more impact.

Writing an email and not sure where to start?

I've put together a list of all the writing tools and resources I recommend to my students and the business people I coach (and that I use every day!)

The executive summary is the most important part of any business report.

Not being clear about why you're writing is a mistake business writers make all the time.

Is it normal to write so slowly? How can I write more quickly?

How do you convey a complex idea to a non-expert?

Each time you sit down to write, remind yourself of this sobering fact: “nobody has to read this”.

Someone forwarded me this piece of buzzword-addled blather, which had arrived in his inbox:

A rather dull blog post blown up and mounted onto a poster for the commuters of Harpenden to ignore after a hard day's bonus-chasing in the City.

We just rediscovered this fabulous barrage of bollocks in the Doris and Bertie swipefile of corporate tommyrot.