Every business writing situation is different. You will naturally alter your strategies for a website versus a brochure, a blog, a press release, or an e-book. The ways to achieve writing project success will vary from document to document as you consider things like context, audience, structure, placement, and purpose. But, there are some common [...]
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Tag Archive: Audience Awareness
Attract Readers With Simple Language
As we all know, there is a lot of information out there. Readers can choose to read your blog posts, e-books, brochures, newsletters, or someone else’s. There are any number of factors that determine who reads what, such as interest level, ease of access, and the reader’s previous relationship with the author. Another factor is [...]
5 Keys to Writing Project Success – Part IV: Revision
This is Part IV in a five-part series on keys to writing project success. In Part I, I introduced the topic, suggesting that a document may be good (i.e. well written, well organized), but not successful. I defined a successful writing project as one that “delivers not just the necessary content, but also the higher-level factors [...]
5 Keys to Writing Project Success – Part III: Drafting
This is Part III in a five-part series on keys to writing project success. In Part I, I introduced the topic, suggesting that a document may be good (i.e. well written, well organized), but not successful. I defined a successful writing project as one that “delivers not just the necessary content, but also the higher-level factors [...]
How to Choose the Right Writer
There are many reasons to hire a professional copywriter, including discomfort with the writing process (even after reading the Final Draft Communications blog!), not having time to work on writing projects, or wanting the polish and objectivity a professional copywriter can offer. But, do you know how to choose a writer who is right [...]
How to Write Content for a New Blog
Whether or not you believe that content is king in the blogging world, the fact is that if you have no content, you have no blog. So, when starting a blog, in addition to getting WordPress set up, doing keyword research, creating a nice design, and all those other important “behind the scenes” activities, you [...]
Better Writing in 10 Minutes
No matter where you are on the writing skill scale, there is always room for improvement. While working toward better writing does take practice and time, there are things you can do that are quick and easy. Here are some simple suggestions for improving your writing right now. None of them should take more [...]
How to Ask the Right Questions
In a recent Final Draft Communications Blog post about working with subject matter experts, a reader who is a marketing professional commented that her clients are usually her subject matter experts, and that it takes considerable skill to extract from them the information needed to create marketing documents on their behalf. I couldn’t agree [...]
Why You Need to Ditch Your Elevator Speech – Part III: Let Them See Your P.O.V.
This post is Part III in a three-part series in which Marcia Hoeck, a dynamic business coach, presents a fresh, effective way to verbally engage with customers and contacts. In Part I , Marcia shares her opinion of elevator speeches (they don’t sound natural, and don’t help people to talk), and introduces us to the [...]
How to Write for Your Hidden Audience
We all know how important audience awareness is in writing. In business writing, your audience is typically clients, customers, and colleagues. Right? Yes and no. Yes, you must consider one or more of those audiences. But, no, it’s not that simple. Often there is a hidden audience to think about, and leaving them out of [...]
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