Matthew Tercsak took his degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh and used it in a different way than most English graduates do. He used his skill crafting sentences to start a business for himself in Orlando, Florida, after he had gained some experience working in a retail setting as a manager for the local Pittsburgh business Tela Ropa. He has honed his professional writing skills over the years as he has managed his business in Orlando to bring in more customers and revenue. Here are three ways to improve your professional writing:
- Don’t betray a readers’ trust. At the heart of all good writing in all forms or contexts is the responsibility of the writer to not betray a reader’s trust. In professional writing, when Matthew Tercsak often has to quote facts and figures, he verifies these facts from multiple sources so that readers know they can rely on what he writes.
- Give it a rest. Good writing usually benefits from the writer standing up from the desk and taking a break from it. After writing, editing, and rewriting as necessary, a day or two and another reading will show more things that could be corrected and made better in the writing piece.
- Be concise. Even if you’re getting paid by the word, editors and the purchasers of content appreciate a few words saying the same thing as a thousand. That’s a bit extreme, but professional writers have to be careful with their words to convey a fact or point of view in as little of the reader’s time as possible.
Matthew Tercsak has used his training as a writer and a published poet to the business world, where he crafts consistently effective copy and business communications.
