The key to success is knowledge, however, knowing that, how can we then acquire more knowledge?

A friend once told me that ‘knowledge is power and the door to knowledge is literacy’.

How then can we improve our literacy? The easiest way to improve literacy is by reading. Read at least 1 book every month. In fact, read and listen to all kinds of books – fictions and non-fictions. This will definitely improve your vocabulary and presentation skills.

Always keep a dictionary nearby to check every word that you do not fully understand. Doing this on the spot will help to make the word part of your vocabulary forever. Use it whenever you can, in your speech, writing or presentation, this will also help you to remember the word.

Never depend on the spell checker in your computer when you are writing. First of all, not all email services come with it and, also, when you are called upon to do a presentation or write notes on a whiteboard at meetings you not only want to use the right word, you would also want to spell it correctly.

On top of reading, you can also listen to audio book when you are commuting or during any downtime.

‘Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.’ – Grace Slick

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