On the Job – The Theatre Director

We launched this “On the Job” series to find out how people use English in their working lives. We talk to them about jargon in their profession, writing on the job and what advice they’d give to learners of English. Who do you work for? Beijing Playhouse, China’s English » Read More

On the Job – Series Homepage

  We launched this “On the Job” series to find out how people use English in their working lives. We talk to them about jargon in their profession, writing on the job and what advice they’d give to learners of English.   THE THEATRE DIRECTOR THE SINGER SONGWRITER THE COACH THE » Read More

When It Comes to Writing, Perhaps Less Is More?

“Simplify, simplify” – that’s William Zinsser’s approach to writing good English. I’m reading his classic book “On writing well”, first published in 1976, because what he says is valuable for anyone who writes, whether for work or as a hobby.   Zinsser says the secret of good writing is » Read More