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Blogs Why Team Writing Workshops Are the Secret to Better Business Communication “Communication is the backbone of business.” That’s what 93% of business leaders told Grammarly and Harris Poll in one of their recent State of Business Communication surveys. And they’re right! Across every industry, good business communication is the lifeblood of execution, while poorly handled communication will turn into a team’s greatest obstacle. When a critical […] September 10, 2025

Blogs Why Engineers Need Writing Workshops Designed Just for Them While most engineers spend years mastering the technical principles behind their work, far fewer have the same training in how to communicate their ideas clearly and effectively. And yet that’s exactly how most engineers spend most of their time. “Many engineers leave university with the idea that their jobs will be mostly technical and/or calculation-based,” […] September 10, 2025

Blogs Is Technical Writing a Good Career? Technical writing is an unsung hero of a wide array of industries (not just engineering or technology). Technical documentation helps people solve difficult problems and innovate in creative ways and helps organizations boost customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and growth. Yet many people still underestimate the strategic value of a skilled technical writing engineer or overlook […] July 10, 2025

Blogs Business Writing Coaching: A Smart Investment in Professional Growth Why Employers Should Invest in Business Writing Training For most companies, workforce development strategies tend to emphasize hard technical skills, certifications, and/or management training. Often overlooked, however, is one of the most powerful levers for organizational and individual performance: business writing training. When organizations prioritize business writing workshops and coaching as part of their professional […] June 27, 2025

Blogs Evidence-Based Technical Writing Best Practices Every Team Should Follow Quick Answer: Evidence-based technical writing best practices include strong grammatical fundamentals, thoughtful framing, deliberate revision, simple language, reader-matched detail, and clear reasoning behind every instruction. Communication research shows these habits produce measurable gains in comprehension and compliance, including documented operational savings of $400,000 in a single year at FedEx alone. When professionals think about technical […] June 25, 2025

Blogs How a Business Proposal Writing Service Can Win You More Contracts TL;DR: Hurley Write Proposal Writing A business proposal writing course can help you win more contracts by teaching you how to present your services with clarity, precision, and a stronger persuasive structure. It shows you how to tailor proposals to client needs, highlight value instead of features, and communicate solutions in a way that builds […] June 25, 2025

Blogs 6 Revision Techniques You’ve Probably Never Heard of (or Used!) Revisions and rewriting are vital elements in the writing process. Like a blacksmith hammering a hunk of metal into a sharp-edged blade, revision is how writers sharpen, tighten, and strengthen their rough drafts. That said, rewriting can also be overwhelming and daunting. The good news is that writers have many options for how to undertake […] May 29, 2024

Technical Writing How Better Technical Documents Improve Business Results We’ve written about how the quality of written documents produced by professional organizations can affect relationships with customers or clients. In short, they enhance customer understanding, boost trust and credibility, and lead to happier customers overall. But better customer relationships are themselves, ultimately, only a means to an end: building a stronger organization and generating […] May 21, 2024

Technical Writing How Client-Facing Technical Writing Affects Customer Relationships Technical documents are pivotal when managing client relationships. Of course, most organizations, especially firms working in technical areas, often don’t think of their written documents in this way. But given that written documents are often the customer’s most common way of interfacing with your organization, the quality of those documents plays a huge role in determining the […] May 14, 2024

Writing Skills How Many Rewrites Should a Document Require? The short answer: your organization should rewrite its documents as many times as needed to produce successful output. April 26, 2024

Writing Skills 5 Ways to Speed Up Your Document Review and Revision Process In the process of creating powerful and impactful written content, the review and revision process plays a pivotal role. April 26, 2024

Writing Skills How Misdiagnosed Writing Issues Impact Performance Moreover, an organization’s credibility and reputation can suffer from consistently poor communication, leading to lost opportunities and diminished trust among clients and partners. April 26, 2024

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