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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.