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Daphne Gray-Grant

1 simple trick for writing clear sentences

Does your prose sometimes veer off the path and into the briers? Here’s help.

Laura Hale Brockway

24 lazy corporate verbs you need to fire

Replace them with these much stronger alternatives.

Mark Nichol

One word or two? 6 pairs of commonly confused compounds

Should it be anybody or any body? Everyone or every one? Find out now.

Matt Wilson

Duke newsletter packed with readable, relevant stories

Not content to publish dry factoids and announcements, Working @ Duke’s staff does some real shoe-leather journalism for its print and online incarnations.

Ragan Staff

Webinar alert: How to make your content irresistible

This three-part webinar series is the only training you need to write leaner, jazzier copy for your employee communications.

Clare Lynch

5 corporate writing tips from Winston Churchill

A speech he gave during WWII provides important lessons for corporate writers everywhere.

Shanna Mallon

7 reasons corporate websites are so boring (and how to fix them)

Long, impersonal content filled with jargon is a good way to lose readers. Are you committing any of these website don'ts?

Andrew Hanelly

Why Gawker writes the best headlines on the Web

The six things the site does right when it comes to writing memorable and effective headlines.

Lisa McLendon

Crouching typo, hidden error: 4 mistakes that spell-check won’t catch

From errant letters to factual inaccuracies, some miscues require human intervention.

Michael Sebastian

4 lessons on writing (and life) from Maurice Sendak

The beloved author of children’s books (such as ‘Where The Wild Things Are’) died Tuesday. Let his life—and his life’s work—inspire you.

Ragan Staff

15 (more) telltale signs of sloppy communication

Ragan readers offered more examples of words people screw up, or in some cases, make up.

Ragan Staff

Webcast alert: 8 ways to turn dull content into irresistible stories

Learn how to create killer leads, write and edit for all types of media, keep readers' interest, and more.

Mark Nichol

8 simple, yet powerful types of headlines

From the journalistic to the how-to (and, of course, the list), here are headline styles you should adopt.

Ragan Staff

How puns can help your writing

They're a quick way for readers to retain information, according to John Pollack, author of "The Pun Also Rises." Learn which words originated as puns and more in this fascinating interview.

Rob Reinalda

One word or two? The meaning can change

Take care with certain compound words such as underway and whatever—lest you muddy your message.

How puns can help your writingIn the age of information overload, puns are a great way for readers to retain information, according to John Pollack, author of "The Pun Also Rises." Learn which words originated as puns and more in this fascinating interview.

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