With digital communications increasingly replacing books, newspapers and magazines, the art of writing is not what it used to be for many people. This can have serious consequences for small ...

Written communication skills are a prize among managers and small business owners. Time and money are lost when the reader of business communication has to decipher the writer's intent and purpose.

Most entrepreneurs have reached the conclusion that it is always a good idea to commit business-related communications to writing. But is this always the case? When it comes to writing it down, think ...

While various technology platforms help us stay connected, there is still one basic tool that holds great power: The written word. Effective written communication can not only provide critical ...

Knowing why you’re writing something sounds so obviously fundamental that most writers don’t even consider it. When’s the last time you paused before composing an email to ask “What is the purpose of ...

Texting or calling: which reigns supreme? While there tends to be a generational divide in this long-held debate, the discussion itself reveals a greater question of whether oral or written ...

We write all the time. We text friends, we email colleagues, we post on social media—we even draft articles (like I am right now). And when we’re writing, the audience can’t see our face, hear our ...

Among the so-called soft skills, writing skills hold outsize influence, because someone wrote everything that is read–and a lot of reading goes on in every businessperson’s day. Whether it is an ...

Attorneys at all levels are expected to be effective communicators, and written communication is ubiquitous in legal practice. Whether by emailing colleagues, drafting contracts for clients, or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. According to an analysis of nearly 2 million job postings ...

Almost everyone can agree communication is important. There is much less agreement about what, exactly, communication is or how best to develop skills in it. Communication today is more multi-modal ...