Every business needs two writing style guides

Updated Feb. 14, 2018 Want well-written blog, website and social media content? Start by making your copy consistent: Use two writing style guides when writing and editing all of your content. The two guides every business should use are: A main (foundational) writing style manual, (e.g., the Associated Press Stylebook or The Chicago Manual of Style). A [...]

Diagram a sentence for old time’s sake

Clarity is the key to great writing and editing, and nothing clarifies sentences better than diagramming those sentences.

AP Stylebook: College majors

Whether you are writing a website bio for your small business or for executives at a large corporation, the answer is the same. Use lowercase.

Proofread Everything: Work schedules

If your internal corporate communications department is tasked with producing employee work schedules, proofread them carefully.

AP Stylebook: Use it for your company

If you regularly contribute to business publications and you are not a trained communicator, learn some basic AP style rules to help your company send a consistent message.

AP Stylebook: Know these AP Stylebook changes

The Associated Press Stylebook editors announced updates to the publication at the national conference of the American Copy Editors Society.