Nolene - Great idea, here's my start:
* No passive tense (if you won't use first person at least go for third
rather than using passives)
* Use lots of bullet points and simple tables
* Use short sentences
* "It's" always and only means "it is"
* Pluralise (eg they) rather than use him/her, even if it looks a bit
ungrammatical
* Think about what you a REALLY trying to say, then say it simply
* Business writing is not writing literature
I've given up trying to get people to understand paragraphs, let
alone subjunctives.
And when you've done plain English writing, have a go at public speaking!
Cheers
Glenn
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