With that said, here are some tools that can help improve your writing. None of them is Grammarly because here is a recent Grammarly review on Trustpilot:

As you can see, the software does not help to improve writing skills. To improve your writing avoid Grammarly, hire a trusted proofreader and/or check out these books on style. I have avoided grammar-heavy books and focused instead on readability.

A Pocket Style Manual

Diana Hacker

For someone who wants a quick hack of the basics or want a quick reminder about how to reference.

Stronger Writing Skills for Teens: Modes, Methods, and Materials That Work

Gregory Berry

Easy to read with separate chapters on argument and research writing.

Stylish academic writing

Helen Sword

Good illustration of different writing styles in academic work. With lots of examples to demonstrate that clear and concise writing is a joy to read.

Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students

Stephen Bailey

Specially written for oversees students.

Aditionally, check out this article about cutting unecessary words from your writing.

Who is Emma Parfitt?

Emma Parfitt is a proofreader with 18 years of writing experience with businesses, academics and creative writers. She obtained a Creative Writing MA (St Andrews University) and a PhD in Storytelling (Warwick University). Then set up her own proofreading business and became a published author of fiction as well as academic literature such as Young People, Learning & Storytelling (Palgrave Macmillan).

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Communication is a general phenomena. Wherever life exists, communication also exists. You cannot have human relation without communication. However, good and effective communication is essential not only for good human relations but also for excellent and successful business. If we talk about the professional world, what professionals do more than anything else is communication—with different types of people and above all with their own staff.

(Dr R. Gupta)

Why are business communication skills important? According to Dr Rashmi Gupta (2019), great communication is important in the workplace for the following reasons:

• It affects a company’s reputation and credibility;
• Enables the creation of strong partnerships with clients, as well as between and within teams;
• Ensures businesses understand client needs and address them;
• And promotes products or services.

Of course, to write professional business documents and other forms of business communications (websites, social media posts, etc.) requires English skills: grammar, spelling, punctuation, and a little flare. One way to improve communication skills to benefit your business is to hire a proofreader or copyeditor on a long-term basis. By doing so you can negotiate a yearly, quarterly or monthly rate, to cover your exact needs.

Interested in communication skills? You might be interested in this blog article.

What skills does a proofreader bring?

Writers know how to talk to people. In other words, how to organize the structure of your communications so that you reveal the information that’s most important to your audience and in an easy-to-read manner.

A fresh set of eyes can challenge assumptions and check any business document communicates what you want it to.

Proofreaders are used to solving language problems. Rather than sweat over those colons and semi-colons, hiring an expert will save you time and ensure correct punctuation and consistency throughout a big report.

Finally, communication separates a good business from a great one like yours, so get in touch today.

Who is Emma?

Emma is a proofreader with 18 years of writing experience with businesses, academics and creative writers. She obtained a Creative Writing MA (St Andrews University) and a PhD in Storytelling (Warwick University). Then set up her own proofreading business and became a published author of fiction as well as academic literature such as Young People, Learning & Storytelling (Palgrave Macmillan).

Reference

GUPTA, Dr Rashmi. Effective Business Communication Skills for Professional Excellence. IJELLH (International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities), [S.l.], v. 7, n. 2, p. 10, Feb. 2019. ISSN 2321-7065. Available at: <https://www.academia.edu/43478912/Effective_Business_Communication_Skills_for_Professional_Excellence>. Date accessed: 12 Apr. 2019.

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Universities place a lot of emphasis on impact. So, if you want to become an academic, impact is everything. A journal article by Freeling,  Doubleday, and Connell (2019) states:

“Peer-reviewed articles are the currency of science. They create knowledge and enable discovery. Despite this fundamental role, peer-reviewed articles tend to be written in a dry, dense, and impersonal style that can be challenging to read and understand (1–4). There are many potential benefits for writing in a more accessible style, from promoting much-needed communication among disciplines to making science more accessible to a broader community (5, 6). But good writing takes time for both the author who writes it and the institutions that teach it. So, is there really any benefit to writing better? We believe there is, and we believe our preliminary research underscores that conclusion.”

Better text increases a paper’s reach

“Is there a benefit to writing better? Our model suggests that increases in clarity, narrative structure, and creativity could translate to a boost in citations. Interestingly, an increase in citations was related to journal influence so that researchers publishing in broader journals had a greater increase in citations (impact factor 12, 74%) compared with researchers publishing in local or specific journals (impact factor 3, 26%). This suggests that the traditional style of scientific writing appears to restrain citations, but clarity, creativity, and narrative could remove this restraint and maximize citations.”

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In terms of productivity: to get pucblished you have to write. In her book How to Write A Lot, author Paula Sylvia suggests that many academics struggle to finish pieces of writing that they have started, including grant proposals inside a frantic academic schedule. The solution to writing it all while still having a life?

She provides some tips such as setting up a writing group (for motivation), and selecting focused time (even if you just have 15 mintues) on book, journal article and grant writing. Designating short bursts of time can focus the mind. She also gives tips about each of these different kinds of texts.

Who is Emma Parfitt?

Emma Parfitt is a proofreader with 18 years of writing experience with businesses, academics and creative writers. She obtained a Creative Writing MA (St Andrews University) and a PhD in Storytelling (Warwick University). Then set up her own proofreading business and became a published author of fiction as well as academic literature such as Young People, Learning & Storytelling (Palgrave Macmillan). Her latest book is A Friendship of Thistles based on a friendship in Edinburgh, Scotland, during lockdown/Covid.

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