English Writing Skills

How to Improve Your English Writing Skills to Impress Your Boss

What do you do when your boss says you don't write well? Go back to your workstation and sulk? Break down and cry?

Hopefully, you do none of the above. Yet, when your boss faults you with such an imprecise criticism such as "You don't write well," a less than positive response is understandable. I even have clients whose bosses follow them with the equally vacuous statement, "And you need to improve your grammar."

So what do you do when your boss tells you "You don't write well?" The first thing is to figure out what your boss really means. Here's what I recommend. Firstly, take a deep breath and compose yourself. Then, ask for specifics. Are my verb tenses incorrect? Do I use the wrong words? Is my poor punctuation the problem? Are my sentences too wordy and long?