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Sep 7, 2022Success story from Kevin Emsley, re: the power of persuasive writingA student in my U of T business writing class, Kevin Emsley, told me an amazing success story that I hope is a lesson on the value of...
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Aug 10, 2022Writing ResoucesYou're right, there is a typo in my subject line! As you become more aware of your writing, you also consciously start to look more...
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Jul 13, 2022Make your point fastWhat if you know your goal is to write shorter and more succinctly? But somehow when the words hit the page, it never turns out that way....