by Nikole Pearson | Nov 3, 2020 | Writing Guide
Excessive apostrophe use is one of the most frequent conditions affecting writers today. How would you like it if a dash were to float above your head, looming over you all day long? Well your numbers and letters don’t like it either. In fact the Chicago Manual of...
by Nikole Pearson | Oct 6, 2020 | Writing Guide
Writing logically, concisely, and with impact benefits the company and the individual author. As a basic tool of business, good writing skills should be part of every environmental professional’s knowledge base. Proposals, technical reports, procedures, and business...
by Nikole Pearson | Sep 8, 2020 | Writing Guide
Clarity—Clarity means saying what you have to say in an organized fashion. Many writers who have something to say and who arrange their information in a logical manner still have difficulty making their writing clear to the reader. To be clear, sentences must have...
by Nikole Pearson | Aug 4, 2020 | Writing Guide
What does the title mean? No, Not the “American Automobile Association.” Actually, it stands for August Acronym Article, and it contains a few helpful lessons about when and how to use acronyms. The first of which is that you should introduce your acronym in...
by Nikole Pearson | Jul 7, 2020 | Tips and Tricks
Changes from one or multiple editors can be easily tracked using Microsoft Word 2007. You can either use the default track changes, such as red strike through for deletions and red underline for insertions, or you can modify the look of the changes to fit your...
