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Media training lessons evade army chief

25th June 2010 by PaulNero

Mouthy General can’t unsay what’s been said. Words came too easily.

Filed Under: I wish I'd never said that

Issue 3 of the Plain Text client newsletter

16th June 2010 by Paul Waddington

This time we feature two projects where we’ve worked with AV and design partners to produce short films and a printed report.

Filed Under: Business copywriting Tagged With: Powerful copywriting

The sublime art of the daft headline

14th June 2010 by Paul Waddington

The Register knocks out another tremendous one-liner: read it and weep, tabloid subs…

Filed Under: Great writing picks Tagged With: Powerful copywriting, Snappy copy

Save our language from the Queen’s English Society

7th June 2010 by Paul Waddington

If these are the new custodians of English, we’re in trouble.

Filed Under: Bad writing

The latest Plain Text client newsletter

25th February 2010 by Paul Waddington

In this issue of our occasional email newsletter we feature website work for Hay Group, an email for the Energy Saving Trust and Plain Text co-founder Paul Nero’s secret life as a radio broadcaster.

Filed Under: Business copywriting Tagged With: Email copywriting, Web copy, Writing white papers

When more is less

9th February 2010 by Paul Waddington

One of the secrets of good copywriting is knowing when to stop.

Filed Under: Copywriting and technology, Uncategorized Tagged With: Writing concise copy

The Downing Street verb: “To Kofi”

30th January 2010 by PaulNero

You might not have been Tangoed, but have you been Kofied?

Filed Under: Vacuous verbs Tagged With: Language development

Dissing office jargon is so last decade

28th January 2010 by Paul Waddington

Business jargon is good. There, we’ve said it.

Filed Under: Business jargon Tagged With: Business jargon

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