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60% of business
letters and e-mails have errors,
according to a WhiteSmoke study.
Think small
mistakes don't matter? "A resume with
errors will be ineffective at least 84%
of the time," according to an Office
Team survey.
Writing
skills influence promotion decisions
in more than half of companies that
took part in a Business
Roundtable survey.
Not all errors
are created equal. Some might be overlooked.
But double negatives or run-on sentences
are more serious. People who make these
errors may be viewed as ignorant or
less intelligent—no matter how smart they really
are.
Can you spot
these status-marking errors?
If you find
these errors in your writing—or
others point them out to you—we suggest these strategies:
- Work on the
most serious errors first.
- Concentrate
on one or two at a time.
- Find
and use a grammar resource that
you trust. We recommend
- Work
with a writing coach whose personal
service will speed and soldify
the learning process for you.
To help employees improve
their writing, you can
- Share resources with them.
- Provide specific
feedback.
- Develop
aids and style guides for your
department.
- Engage
a writing coach to work with
individuals or groups of employees
in classes or on an ongoing
basis.
Are you wondering
if writing coaching is worth the cost?
Consider the cost of doing nothing: lost
opportunities for individuals, up to
10% of annual
sales for businesses, and lost productivity for executives and
staff. (Click here to
see the bottom-line
benefits of clear
and accurate communication.)
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