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A Three-Step Process to Demonstrate Your Value

Many people feel tongue-tied when we have to describe our own accomplishments. Have you ever struggled to demonstrate your value to a manager, potential employer, or other key audience? Try running through this three-step process: State a problem you solved or challenge you tackled Describe the action you took to overcome the problem Explain the beneficial results We call this problem-action-results format a PAR story. Many business writers focus too much on professional actions and overlook the context of problems or the beneficial results that actions have

Drive Results: Help Managers Write Reviews The SMART Way

One of the most important jobs managers have is to make sure their employees work effectively and achieve results.  Clear, ongoing communication – including written performance documentation – is a critical part of the process. Natasha Terk, President of Write It Well, will talk on September 12th in Singapore about Writing performance objectives and standards Using descriptive language Explaining and supporting evaluations and decisions Keeping your descriptions specific and complete Register here for the free session for HR professionals!

Natasha Terk Presenting at TED-Style Conference in Singapore

Natasha Terk, President of Write It Well is presenting at People Potential’s HR Exchange on Wednesday, August 15th at the Sheraton Towers, Singapore.  Here’s a short overview of Natasha’s presentation: What’s appropriate and effective business writing today?  SMS made written communication more casual, Twitter has forced us to be concise, and globalization made it necessary to communicate with people from many different cultures and countries.   But  how do those changes affect our understanding of old-fashioned letter writing skills?   Using real examples and engaging stories from work with clients in various industries, Natasha Terk quantifies the cost of ineffective writing and shows how some old rules have changed and some haven’t changed at all

“I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why.”

That’s the title of a Harvard Business Review blog post by a CEO named Kyle Wiens. He does his best to prevent his employees from sending out “groan-worthy” errors in documents that represent his company. Wiens is right: sloppy writing can undermine an organization’s credibility

Stuck on a Writing Project? Our Editorial Team Can Help!

An author sent us a great description this week of our editorial team’s services: “My book was half-finished. I knew what topics I wanted my readers to grasp, but I’d lost perspective on how I should organize my chapters and finish the introduction and last section. I felt completely bogged down in my current draft
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