A style guide is a document that sets out an organisation’s ‘house rules’ about language and formatting. It acts as a grammatically correct point of reference for everyone in the organisatio... Read more
The Conversation Africa, which launched earlier this month, is searching for academics across a range of topics. The Conversation, which has sites across the world, couples groundbreaking ac... Read more
Knowing how to write brief descriptive subject lines is an important part of email etiquette, says plain language expert, Amanda Patterson. Your subject line is the most powerful tool you ha... Read more
Every time you have something important to talk about in your business, you should be telling your audience a story. People forget statistics and names and events, but they never forget stor... Read more
Are you as annoyed as I am when you listen to politicians? With the elections in South Africa on 7 May 2014, I thought candidates would at least try to communicate clearly. I don’t understan... Read more
Caryn Gootkin hopes readers have conquered their fears of the semi-colon after her last column. Today she explains why the humble full stop can become a powerful plain language tool and reve... Read more
