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School vs Work Writing: When Your Suspicions Were Write All Along
Five years ago, I discovered my suspicions had been correct. I'd stopped teaching college and university writing after 20 years, and...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 2 min
Make a Clear Main Point in Your Emails
If you're like me, you know what it's like to craft an entire email - and then stop to wonder if you ever really made the point you...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 2 min
Our Voice is Our Choice
We had a great discussion about active and passive voice in one of my classes this week. The writers in class worked in the public sector...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 1 min
High Meaning, Low Real Estate
Did you know that if we use words high in meaning, we'll need fewer of them? We can actually say more, and provide more meaning for our...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 2 min
How's It Flowing?
Here's one of the biggest worries I hear from workplace writers: "My writing doesn't flow." While we don't really have a technical...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 2 min
Use More Bulleted Lists
Our readers want to learn quickly and easily when they read. This means it's on us to present information in a way that can be read and...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 2 min
Write with More Objectivity
You may have heard that verbs like is, are, was, and were add fluff to our writing. Because these verbs don't mean much themselves (What...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 3 min
You're a Host for Your Readers
This week, I've been thinking a lot about the relationship between writers and readers. Together, writers and readers create and use...
Erin Lebacqz
- May 24
- 3 min
Beware the Phantom Doer
This email is to inform you that.... No, wait a minute; let me start again. There are a few reasons I'm emailing you.... Ugh. Nope. It...