Better writer tip #5: Work on your interview technique, but only if you want to write great stories
Posted by Oliver Hogue on 11/08/2014
You’ve got a great angle on story, it’s exclusive and your editor loves it. Now you just have to nail the interview with your subject and the story writes itself. Easy, right? Wrong. Interviewing someone is hard. So, here are my top tips for conducting better interviews.
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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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