The TPB Copy Editor’s Blog
Your writing represents you, your credibility, and your reputation.
It’s not Easy to Leave a Community You’ve Called Home
Expressing gratitude communicates the lasting value you place on relationships [...]
Writing for Work: How to Avoid Career Embarrassment
Writing for work can have career implications. Have you ever discovered a grammar, spelling, or punctuation error you made when writing for work—but only after you published or presented it? That’s why it’s essential to proofread anything you write that represents you and your business. Many people will judge you on the quality of your writing, whether it’s fair to do so or not.
Old Rules: A Lesson About Commas and Your Career Success
A college instructor opened her English 101 class with the question: “Does a comma 'always' follow words such as -- next, then, and finally -- at the beginning of a sentence? Most of the students indicated their agreement, with several commenting about learning this practice in their high school English classes. The instructor then said, “There is no rule that a comma ‘always’ follows a particular word or phrase. The use of a comma depends on syntax (the structure of a sentence), pace, tone, and even personal preference.”
Job Tenure and Its Impact on Career Advancement
Are you using your time on the job to demonstrate your readiness for advancement at work?
Job Tenure and career advancement
Job tenure is not automatically a determining factor in management’s career advancement decisions. However, it can tip the scales in your favor under the right circumstances.
Handling Objections Confidently — You Can Be READY!
Here's a career tip that's helped me become increasingly confident in handling objections.
Do you struggle with handling objections? They can surface during a sales pitch, when presenting a business proposal, making recommendations at work, or even when interviewing for a job. If it happens again, you can quickly frame and select your response using the R.E.A.D.Y. acronym.
The Generalist Advantage in Your Next Job Interview
Sure, we will recover from the economic devastation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, employers are going to interview and hire both specialists and generalists. However, we already see these employers making adjustments that generalists should not ignore.