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Writing: Serial commas
Serial commas, how to use them, and whether or not to use them.
[9 January 2006]
Writing: Similes
What similes are and how to use them in business writing.
[26 December 2005]
Writing: Country names
Should you use a country's name or an abbreviation?
[16 May 2005]
Methods: Simple form design
Helping clients to design sensible forms can be a quick way of proving your skills as consultant.
[9 May 2005]
Resources: Notebooks
My paper notebooks give me a different working style.
[2 May 2005]
Techniques: Preventing stale reports (2)
How to prevent stale reports from becoming a problem.
[25 April 2005]
Techniques: Preventing stale reports (1)
Reports will all eventually become stale. Prevent this becoming a problem.
[18 April 2005]
Methods: Outsourcing controls
There are four aspects to outsourcing. Control them all.
[11 April 2005]
Trifles: CSI
Part of the script of the pilot for a new television series about management consultants, which was rejected by all the networks.
[1 April 2005]
Writing: More brevity or clarity (1)
How to make sentences clearer by extending them.
[7 February 2005]
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