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Huru voodoo, or when words go wrong

August 18, 2020

Translation news, now. This week it’s the story of Canadian brewery Hell’s Basement who came an embarrassing cropper after christening their new pale ale Huruhuru – a Māori word they thought meant ‘feather’. In fact, it means ‘pubic hair’. Awkward. Still, Hell’s Basement wasn’t alone. Also getting caught up in the lost-in-translation net was a Wellington leather outlet who’d gone the whole hog, naming their entire store Huruhuru. Cold comfort, but at least they’d done their due diligence. Although in…

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Three Top Tips for winning your Award Entry

August 13, 2020

Award Entries, How to win business, Writing tips

Winning business awards has so many upsides: They raise your personal profile and the profile of your business; clients or customers like it as they are associated with you; it’s great for the morale of your staff; and it attracts new employees and potential investment. It’s great for your corporate CV. If you ask anyone who’s entered an award, even if they didn’t win, they will tell you how much they benefited from the process. Entering awards forces you to…

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The typos that got away.

August 6, 2020

copywriting, Editing, Typos

Mention to just about anyone that you’re a proofreader and they’ll be on the edge of their sleep with excitement. That’s because many people regard an ability to ‘pick up missing commas and stuff’ as coma-inducingly dull or certifiable proof of OCD. And whilst it’s true that proofreading, like any occupation, can certainly have its less than thrilling moments, it also provides endless opportunities to spot pure comic gold. Missing letters, incorrect spelling, poor syntax, lack of punctuation and an…

The typos that got away. was last modified on August 6th, 2020 by Proof Communications Team

Your response to a Request for Tender

July 30, 2020

B2B documents, Government Tenders, Tender writing tips

What does the Tenderer really want? How to ask questions during the Tender process. Once you’ve read all the Request for Tender (RFT) documents supplied by the client, the chances are that you will have many questions! First, clients want the best possible responses to their RFTs. Sometimes they are open to potential tenderers making enquiries as this helps them to correct any omissions and / or errors in their RFTs, clarify the conditions of tendering or refine the scope of…

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Top tips for Winning Business Awards

July 28, 2020

Award Entries, Business Awards, How to win business, Writing tips

There are so many benefits of winning an award, including: They raise your personal profile and the profile of your business; clients or customers like it as they are associated with you; it’s great for the morale of your staff; and it attracts new employees and potential investment. It’s great for your corporate CV. If you ask anyone who’s entered an award, even if they didn’t win, they will tell you how much they benefited from the process. Entering awards…

Top tips for Winning Business Awards was last modified on July 28th, 2020 by Proof Communications Team

Some sentence starters to end your week

July 17, 2020

copywriting, Editing, Grammar tips, Writing tips

For help with copywriting, proofreading or editing any of your business documents, contact Proof Communications on 02 8036 5532 or 0411 123 216 or head to the contact page. Some sentence starters to end your week was last modified on July 17th, 2020 by Proof Communications Team

Some sentence starters to end your week was last modified on July 17th, 2020 by Proof Communications Team

Beware! Typos can lead you astray. (Or why all roads don’t lead to Rome.)

July 16, 2020

B2B documents, Editing, English language, Typos

There’s no doubt that seemingly small typos can have a big effect. This month, for example, brought disturbing news of a Philippines journalist sent to gaol after correction of a typo in an article originally published in 2012 saw her convicted of cyberlibel. But typos don’t always have to appear in print to be damaging. There’s plenty of other ways they can cause havoc, too. Take the relatively recent case of Luigi Rimonti, a spry 81-year-old Italian who for many…

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Top 10 tips for writing Tenders and Proposals

July 14, 2020

B2B documents, Government Tenders, Tender writing tips

If we’re honest, tender writing or proposal writing is something most businesses would prefer to avoid. Writing a tender or a proposal takes a lot of time and effort. That’s why getting help is worthwhile. We’ve written hundreds of tenders and proposals for businesses pitching to public and private companies and government organisations. Despite the hopes of many businesses, especially professional services firms, tendering hasn’t yet gone out of fashion. If you’re challenged by a tender or proposal, here are our Top 10 pointers…

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