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Ten tips for building a better website
Susannah Ross, author of Chambers Desktop Guide to Writing for the Web.

Move out of range to think out of the box
Christopher Shevlin's account of an unconventional way to bring companies together - maroon their managers in the Arctic Circle.

What does well on the web - a personal view
Susannah Ross, author of A Simple Guide To Writing For Your Website, gives a very thorough overview of the kinds of websites that work.

On speechwriting
In this extract from his book, High Impact Speeches, Richard Heller talks about the most important ingredient in any speech: the words.

What business can learn from Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard, perhaps our greatest living playwright, is obsessed with the power of words; Rupert Morris shows that Stoppard has some useful lessons for businesses too.

Who wants to be a CEO?
In this article, which first appeared in Spring's issue of Spectra, the journal of the Management Consultancies Association, Rupert Morris looks at the predicament of CEOs.

Breaking the language barrier
Rupert Morris warns that even when talking to other English-speakers, you can still fall foul of the language barrier.

The ultimate cash crop
Richard Heller presents a modest proposal to the EU on behalf of writers. From The Times, 11 July 2002.

The young marshal
Richard Heller's fascinating account, from BBC History magazine, of the life of a man who changed China's history and became one of the world's longest-serving political prisoners.

Clearly, concisely and with feeling
In this article from the Financial Times, Rupert Morris looks at some simple reasons for success - and failure - in business communications.