Shankar Das

Effective business writing can easily be one of the most useful skill at work. A 2004 NYT article suggests corporate America spends $3.1B annually in remedial trainings for fixing basic writing skills. nytimes.com/2004/12/07/bus… Here are nine time tested principles. Thread 👇🏽

If black, fight back If brown, lay down If white, good night

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“Work is not a series of words on a LinkedIn profile. It’s a series of moments in the world. And if you don’t enjoy those moments, no sequence of honorifics will dispel your misery.” theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

9. Hack away the unessential: This brings us right back in the full circle to clarity. Do the work to write a shorter document rather than a longer one. Cut everything that's not absolutely essential to the point that you need to make.

8. Activate your voice: Write in active voice whenever you can to add energy, excitement, and clarity to your writing.

Effective business writing can easily be one of the most useful skill at work. A 2004 NYT article suggests corporate America spends $3.1B annually in remedial trainings for fixing basic writing skills. nytimes.com/2004/12/07/bus… Here are nine time tested principles. Thread 👇🏽

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Amazing to know that the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin was discovered only in 1928 and was first used in 1942. We can take so much for granted now but not a very long while ago people could die of a simple cut or fever.

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