Writing contest winners

On February 9, 2023   /   Contest, Wavelength Updates, Writing Skills  

writing contestby Jody Bruner

Thanks to everyone who took on the challenge of rewriting the sentence below to make it clearer and more concise:

“The purpose of this guidance is to inform pension plan administrators of the ABCD supervisory approach regarding certain requirements associated with the defined benefit (DB) provision of a pension plan, which is frozen and has purchased annuities in respect of all of the DB entitlements under the plan and almost all of those annuities meet the requirements of Section 43.1 of the Pension Benefits Act (PBA).”
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Writing contest

On January 10, 2023   /   Contest, Writing Skills  

business writing by Jody Bruner

Think you’re a pretty good writer? See if you can revise this sentence to make it clear and simple. Send your suggested rewrite to jody.bruner@wavelength.training. Our editorial committee will select the winner and we’ll publish the top entries.

Good luck!

“The purpose of this guidance is to inform pension plan administrators of the ABCD supervisory approach regarding certain requirements associated with the defined benefit (DB) provision of a pension plan, which is frozen and has purchased annuities in respect of all of the DB entitlements under the plan and almost all of those annuities meet the requirements of Section 43.1 of the Pension Benefits Act (PBA).”

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How to Give Feedback Diplomatically

On August 16, 2021   /   Wavelength Updates  

giving feedbackby Jody Bruner

Have you ever had a colleague eagerly ask for feedback on a document only to have her face fall as you point out all the ways she could improve it? Why, you wonder, did she ask for help in the first place if she doesn’t really want it? Read more →

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7 Tips for Writing That’s Easy to Understand

On December 6, 2020   /   Writing Skills  

email writing

by Jody Bruner

Readers are bombarded with documents today. Most of those documents never get read, let alone acted on, because they ramble and are poorly organized. If you worry that your own writing isn’t getting results, here are seven techniques to help you get to the point and organize your content so readers can quickly find what they’re looking for. Use them and I promise your messages will be easy to understand and remember, difficult to ignore! Read more →

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