Tips & Tricks

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If you need a quick writing hack, such as how to save time when editing a document, my ‘Tips and Tricks’ page is the best place to start.

As Clear as Mud in a Beer Bottle

We’ve all heard of the Hippocratic Oath, the one that doctors use as their guiding principles. Well, I reckon loads of medical and other professionals swear a different, secret oath when they start out. I call it th...

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Jargon is your Friend, but only Sometimes

Jargon is okay-ish Using jargon is fine if you can be 100% sure that your audience will understand everything you write. In fact, it can be a very positive thing. Consider a surgeon about to operate on a dangerously i...

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How to edit a dog’s breakfast

If you’re looking for tips on how to clean up after your dog, sorry. This post is about editing a dog’s breakfast of a document. As discussed in my post, Three key things to ask before you ‘tidy up’ a...

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