Your First Seven Words Make Your Message
You have seven words to get attention. Distracted people ignore messages that take too long to read. That’s why your first seven words are so critical.
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Clutter: How to Remove Extra Words that Make You Sound Boring
Removing clutter is the easiest way to correct boring writing. Clutter is any extra sentence, word, or syllable that doesn’t contribute to your main point.
ProEdit Wins Another APEX Award for Publication Excellence in Technical Writing
ProEdit has won a tenth APEX Award for publication excellence. Our team was honored to receive an APEX Award in the technical communication category.
Lessons from Amazon’s Typo Catastrophe
Amazon’s typo broke the internet. A simple mistake cost companies millions of dollars. Here are some tips for preventing typos, no matter your industry.
HIV “Patient O” Cleared Decades After Shortsighted Spelling Choice
“Patient O” Gaëtan Dugas was wrongly accused of bringing HIV to the US after shortsighted researchers used a naming convention that was misinterpreted.
Criticism Words (And When to Use Them)
Here’s a list of criticism words with definitions and examples to help you complain about life, denounce injustice, and change the world: Asinine, Atrocious…
Shorthand Notation Made Writing More Efficient Way Before Siri and Google Now
Shorthand notation let businesspeople communicate more quickly. Pitman and Gregg designed intricate note taking systems to speed up professional dictation.
Unwritten Adjective Rule Stuns Word People Who Never Noticed
The unwritten adjective rule prescribes the order in which adjectives should be listed by attribute category. Everyone seems to use it, but no one knows it.
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers
Resolve to give your pen the power and attention it deserves this year. Here are 10 New Year’s resolutions for writers.
[PRESS RELEASE] ProEdit Receives Award for Excellence in Staffing Services
The Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce (SBIEC) has selected ProEdit for the 2013 Georgia Award for Excellence in Staffing Services among all its peers and competitors. According to the SBIEC, “Each year the SBIEC conducts business surveys and industry research to identify companies that have achieved demonstrable success in their local business environment …
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