Write Your Hardcopy Documents Using Serif Fonts
If you’re writing a document that you will need to print and hand out (report, memo, newsletter, etc.), consider using a serif font to make the material easier to read and digest for your readers.
Don’t Start Your Presentation With…
The worst thing you can do to start a presentation is thank people. What they hear in those all-important first few seconds is not you being polite — it’s you being boring.
What is a “Copywriter,” Anyway?
A copywriter is simply a writer – a writer stuck with a silly and needlessly confusing title.
How to Save Your Research
The author offers some advice on ways to organize your research documents for easy reference when preparing a presentation, speech, or any work-related document.
Is It Time to Clear Your Digital Clutter?
The author says that digital clutter (a maze of computer icons, unread emails, new voicemails, etc.) are harmful to your productivity and should be regularly cleaned just as cluttered physical items would need to be.
Four Words You’ll Be Tempted to Use In Your Writing — But Shouldn’t
Unless you want to raise your readers’ suspicions, don’t use these words in your presentations, documents or other communications.
Your Writing Questions, Answered
FedSmith.com author Robbie Hyman answers a few of some of the most common grammar and writing-style questions he has received from FedSmith.com readers.
