Miraka’s Blog Archive

March 2025
- Mar 10, 2025 Why investing in plain language training is a smart business move Mar 10, 2025
October 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 Plain language - what is it really? Oct 23, 2024
- Oct 10, 2024 4 ways plain language makes for happier, more effective employees Oct 10, 2024
September 2024
- Sep 16, 2024 How I’m helping a large multinational with grad training Sep 16, 2024
- Sep 16, 2024 How I helped a council-controlled organisation improve its board papers Sep 16, 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 3 lessons after 8 months of being in business for myself Sep 11, 2024
- Sep 4, 2024 CrossFit and writing – how to make hard habits easy Sep 4, 2024
August 2024
- Aug 28, 2024 How to write brilliant documents without spending hours at your desk Aug 28, 2024
- Aug 20, 2024 Double Dutch: Disney claims man can’t sue for wife’s death at Disney resort because of Disney+ T&Cs Aug 20, 2024
- Aug 7, 2024 5 reasons why nobody’s reading your docs – the painful truth and how to fix it Aug 7, 2024
November 2022
- Nov 9, 2022 Plain Language - Winning All Around Nov 9, 2022
October 2022
- Oct 11, 2022 Feeling Stuck in Your Writing? Oct 11, 2022
July 2022
- Jul 6, 2022 Preaching to The Choir of Good Writing Jul 6, 2022
June 2022
- Jun 3, 2022 How to write a shitty document — in 7 steps Jun 3, 2022
May 2022
- May 19, 2022 How to communicate with customers: Put on their smelly shoes (Part 3) May 19, 2022
- May 3, 2022 How to communicate with customers: Put on their smelly shoes (Part 2) May 3, 2022
April 2022
- Apr 25, 2022 How to communicate with customers: Put on their smelly shoes (Part 1) Apr 25, 2022
November 2021
- Nov 15, 2021 How’s your writer switch? Nov 15, 2021
September 2021
- Sep 15, 2021 The power of leveraging your strengths Sep 15, 2021
- Sep 2, 2021 Confidence in writing Sep 2, 2021
May 2021
- May 17, 2021 Managing expectations May 17, 2021
- May 3, 2021 How to advocate for yourself by email May 3, 2021
October 2020
- Oct 12, 2020 Writing for outcomes - Part 3 Oct 12, 2020
September 2020
- Sep 22, 2020 Writing for outcomes - part 2 Sep 22, 2020
- Sep 7, 2020 Writing for outcomes - part 1 Sep 7, 2020
August 2020
- Aug 25, 2020 Emails: How to deliver hard messages Aug 25, 2020
June 2020
- Jun 27, 2020 How bad emails stop you from getting things done Jun 27, 2020
- Jun 8, 2020 Emails - The Conversation Follow Up Jun 8, 2020
May 2020
- May 26, 2020 What do business readers want? May 26, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 16, 2020 Emails: Saying sorry Mar 16, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 24, 2020 Writing saves lives Feb 24, 2020
January 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Assertive business emails Jan 28, 2020
November 2019
- Nov 19, 2019 How to sound professional and human in your business writing Nov 19, 2019
October 2019
- Oct 15, 2019 How to make a living as a writer Oct 15, 2019
- Oct 11, 2019 Writing, Joy & Badassery Oct 11, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 Whose permission do you need? Sep 25, 2019
- Sep 18, 2019 How to get better at writing Sep 18, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 20, 2019 How to write an essay Aug 20, 2019
- Aug 12, 2019 How to write an executive summary Aug 12, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 How to write faster Jul 30, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 25, 2019 How to proofread - quickly and efficiently Jun 25, 2019
- Jun 12, 2019 Getting clarity - how do I write more clearly? Jun 12, 2019
May 2019
- May 30, 2019 Sell them what they want, so you can give them what they need May 30, 2019
- May 23, 2019 How to persuade and get buy-in May 23, 2019
- May 8, 2019 Dear document reviewers May 8, 2019
- May 2, 2019 How to write a report May 2, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 24, 2019 What place does empathy have in business writing? Apr 24, 2019
- Apr 3, 2019 How to write a cover letter Apr 3, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 20, 2019 How to write a resignation letter Mar 20, 2019
- Mar 13, 2019 How to create the right tone in your emails Mar 13, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 You can't please everyone Mar 6, 2019
February 2019
- Feb 16, 2019 Dear language purists Feb 16, 2019
November 2018
- Nov 21, 2018 The formal business voice is dead Nov 21, 2018
August 2017
- Aug 29, 2017 How to make your CV stand out Aug 29, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 How to be concise – strip out the fluff! Aug 17, 2017
April 2017
- Apr 23, 2017 Writing for outcomes part 3 - tools for document structure Apr 23, 2017
March 2017
- Mar 10, 2017 Writing for outcomes part 2 - how to structure a business document Mar 10, 2017
February 2017
- Feb 20, 2017 Writing for outcomes part 1– how to structure a business document Feb 20, 2017
- Feb 4, 2017 How does plain language save money? Feb 4, 2017