Sustainability in Seattle
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 01/08/2014
Imagine an entire city centre of property owners, managers, developers and tenants collectively focused on reducing the environmental impacts of building construction and operations in the city centre.
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Better writer tip #4: Ban tautologies from your business writing and editing
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 09/07/2014
An easy way to improve your writing and editing is to remove unnecessary words. A tautology is the use of redundant words.
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Better writer tip #3: Get rid of empty words: express your ideas clearly and effectively
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 05/07/2014
Your readers' time is valuable. Don't make them read more words than are necessary.
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5 top tips from a tender writer to improve your future bids
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 02/07/2014
Give your tenders a big boost with these top tips from a tender writer.
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Better writer tip #2: Use the active voice to improve your writing style
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 08/06/2014
Writing in the active voice means constructing sentences where the subject performs the action of the verb. It is used when you want your writing to be clear, direct and easy to read.
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East Sydney’s sustainable food revolution is here to stay
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 17/04/2014
East Sydney’s sustainable food revolution is here to stay according to organisers of Sydney Sustainable Markets, now in their second year, with the launch of a series of autumn workshops.
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Go get a car
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 01/09/2013
Congested traffic featuring motorists loudly honking their horns and breaking all manner of road rules, combined with mobile-phone-addicted-pedestrians stepping blindly out in front of you – the pleasure of driving in and around the city disappeared a long time ago.
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Housing market to slowly improve in 2013 – RP Data
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 22/08/2013
RP Data is forecasting that improvements to the national housing market will continue at a slow pace in 2013, with values expected to rise in line with inflation at best. The forecast comes as figures reveal Australian home values fell for the second year in a row, marking the worst run for the national property market in 16 years
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Better writer tip #1: Show, don't tell in your feature writing
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 03/08/2013
Good writers use a mix of both show and tell styles in their writing.
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London 2012 Olympics – one year on
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 17/07/2013
The London 2012 Olympics promised to be the greenest games ever delivered.
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