Download or read book The Business Writer s Handbook written by Charles T. Brusaw and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Busines Writer's Handbook, Fifth Edition, uses a unique four-way access system that ensures fast, accurate retrieval of the information business writers need. The Fifth Edition includes new electronic resource coverage, updated topics and new access features.
Download or read book The Practiced Business Writer written by Veronica G. Sardegna and published by Briefings Media Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 35 million adults in the United States are native speakers of a language other than English. Those adults could be at a clear disadvantage in the workplace if their business communication skills aren't up to par. Briefings Media Group, LLC announces the debut of The Practiced Business Writer, the first book designed specifically for non-native English speakers who wish--and need--to improve their business writing skills. This brand new self-study guide offers readers clear explanations of the business writing mistakes non-native speakers' make most often. With this handy reference, readers learn how to: * Avoid grammatical mistakes * Proofread for punctuation, spelling, and capitalization errors * Avoid ambiguous writing * Be concise * Choose words carefully * Write clear, simple sentences * Organize ideas so that readers will find them easy to follow The book and accompanying CD-ROM contain hundreds of real-world examples and in-depth answer keys that identify correct answers and explain why they are correct. This book is a must-have resource for all non-native English speakers who want to excel at business writing.
Download or read book The Business Writer s Handbook with 2020 APA Update written by GERALD J. ALRED and published by Bedford Books. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook for Business Writing written by L. Sue Baugh and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find answers to specific business writing problems quickly and efficiently in the Handbook for Business Writing. From the three basic steps of writing to using the right style, format, and organization, students will learn how to create business communications that influence readers and get results.
Download or read book The Only Business Writing Book You ll Ever Need written by Laura Brown and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have guide for writing at work, with practical applications for getting your point across quickly, coherently, and efficiently. A winning combination of how-to guide and reference work, The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need addresses a wide-ranging spectrum of business communication with its straightforward seven-step method. Designed to save time and boost confidence, these easy-to-follow steps will teach you how to make clear requests, write for your reader, start strong and specific, and fix your mistakes. With a helpful checklist to keep you on track, you’ll learn to promote yourself and your ideas clearly and concisely, whether putting together a persuasive project proposal or dealing with daily email. Laura Brown’s supportive, no-nonsense approach to business writing is thoughtfully adapted to the increasingly digital corporate landscape. Complete with insightful sidebars from experts in various fields and easy-to-use resources on style, grammar, and punctuation, this book offers essential tools for success in the rapidly changing world of business communication.
Download or read book Business Writing written by Wilma Davidson and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Revised and Updated 3rd edition of the clear, practical guide to business writing from a renowned corporate writing coach Since the first edition's publication in 1994, Wilma Davidson's clear, practical guide to business writing has established itself as an excellent primer for anyone who writes on the job. Now revised and updated to cover e-mail, texts, and the latest social media technology, Business Writing uses examples, charts, cartoons, and anecdotes to illustrate what makes memos, business letters, reports, selling copy, and other types of business writing work.
Download or read book Ultimate Guide to Business Writing written by Julian Maynard-Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Guide to Business Writing is a comprehensive guide on how to write any kind of business document. Written clearly in an engaging voice, it explains in depth the whole process: from determining objectives to establishing readers’ needs, conducting research, outlining, and designing a template; to writing the first draft; to editing for meaning, accuracy, concision, style and emotional impact; to creating glossaries and indices; to proofreading and working with reviewers. The book also explains how to exploit the psychology of perception and motivation, collaborate effectively with business colleagues, manage documents holistically across an organisation, and deal with the other everyday practicalities of managing knowledge in a corporate environment. Every section of the book is packed with questions to stimulate thinking and generate meaningful answers, and dozens of examples of what works and why. The book’s also rich in practical examples drawn from real life, anecdotes, humour, and visual aids. But the advice isn’t just practical and anecdotal: it’s also rigorously supported by scientific evidence from notable linguists and psychologists such as Steven Pinker, Daniel Goleman and Yellowlees Douglas. And anyone keen to explore further will benefit from the bibliography and links to videos and other online resources. The book is ideal not just for professional business writers, such as editors, technical writers, copywriters and creative directors; it’s also suitable for anyone whose job requires them to write, whether it’s something as simple as an email or as complex as a set of policies or a handbook.
Download or read book The Business Writer s Handbook Tenth Edition written by Gerald J. Alred and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More than just a guide, The Business Writer's Handbook places writing in a real-world context with quick and easy access to hundreds of business writing topics and scores of sample documents. The handbook now offers up-to-date coverage of the job search, tips on professionalism, and advice about adapting to evolving workplace technologies."--Publisher's description
Download or read book The Business Writer s Handbook written by Gerald J. Alred and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From abstracts to online professional profiles, from blogs and forums the e-mail and formal reports, The Business Writer's Handbook uses smart, accessible language to spotlight and clarify business writing today. Hundreds of topic entries, 90+ sample documents, at-a-glance checklists, and clear, explicit models, communicate the real-world practices of successful business writers. Developed by a legendary author team with decades of combined academic and professional experience, the book's intuitive, alphabetical organization makes it easy to navigate its extensive coverage of grammar, usage, and style. Plus, updated, in-depth treatment of pressing issues like the job search, audience awareness, source documentation, and social media use on the job resonate both in class and at the office. With a refreshed, integrated focus on the ways technologies shape writing, the Twelfth Edition of the Handbook is the indispensable reference tool for writing successfully in the workplace.
Download or read book Pearson Business Reference and Writer s Handbook written by Roberta Moore and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use reference tool helps users quickly access the information they need to solve writing problems and improve their use of Standard English. Offering a two books-in-one approach, it includes principles for producing grammatically correct documents (business reference manual) and concrete examples of how to improve and modify writing to meet specific communications objectives (writing handbook). Its functional organization is underscored by its color-coded design, clearly distinguishing between parts, sections, headings and topics so material is quick and easy to find. This book comes with a FREE eBook access code!
Download or read book Writing at Work written by Robert Barrass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many employers complain about the poor communication skills of many young people seeking employment; and many people in employment are handicapped by the poor quality of their written work. While bad spelling, ineffective punctuation and faults in grammar create barriers between the writer and the reader, good English makes the reader feel at ease. The benefits of being a good writer at work are: Managers need to be able to communicate in order to get ideas across. If they cannot, they will be unable to make their viewpoint heard and they will be unable to influence customers, suppliers and colleagues as desired If you can write well, you will find that your views are given prominence over those of others. Effective communication, and that includes writing, is the key to career success and advancement This book is for those who have difficulty in getting thoughts into words or their ideas across, as well as those who are satisfied with their writing but are ready to consider the possibility of improving it. It is all about the ways in which writing at work is important - helping the reader to observe, remember, think, plan, organise and communicate.
Download or read book The Business Style Handbook Second Edition An A to Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job written by Helen Cunningham and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated for the newest digital platforms—the classic guide to business writing style and protocols While retaining all the valuable information that has made The Business Style Handbook a modern classic, the second edition provides new words, phrases and guidance to help you express yourself clearly, confidently and correctly on any digital platform. New to this edition: Updated A-to-Z section with 250 new entries Best practices for email in a world of portable devices Insights from communications executives at global companies Praise for The Business Style Handbook “This may be the handiest and clearest book of tips on basic business writing I’ve read in a long time.” —Pam Robinson, cofounder, the American Copy Editors Society “An excellent primer on how to communicate effectively in a business setting.” —Michael Barry, vice president, media relations, Insurance Information Institute “This book is especially helpful for people when English is their second language. I recommend it to all my business classes.” —Elizabeth Xu, Ph.D., author, executive mentor and leadership class instructor, Stanford University “You never want poor writing to get in the way of what you’re saying. . . . This style guide is a valuable resource to help ensure that the quality of your writing differentiates you.” —Bart Mosley, principal and chief investment officer, Alprion Capital Management LP
Download or read book HBR Guide to Better Business Writing HBR Guide Series written by Bryan A. Garner and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DON'T LET YOUR WRITING HOLD YOU BACK. When you’re fumbling for words and pressed for time, you might be tempted to dismiss good business writing as a luxury. But it’s a skill you must cultivate to succeed: You’ll lose time, money, and influence if your e-mails, proposals, and other important documents fail to win people over. The HBR Guide to Better Business Writing, by writing expert Bryan A. Garner, gives you the tools you need to express your ideas clearly and persuasively so clients, colleagues, stakeholders, and partners will get behind them. This book will help you: • Push past writer’s block • Grab—and keep—readers’ attention • Earn credibility with tough audiences • Trim the fat from your writing • Strike the right tone • Brush up on grammar, punctuation, and usage
Download or read book The Business of Being a Writer written by Jane Friedman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Destined to become a staple reference book for writers and those interested in publishing careers.” —Publishers Weekly Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conversations is the fact that writing is also a business. Those who want to make a full- or part-time job out of writing are going to have a more positive and productive career if they understand the basic business principles underlying the industry. This book offers the business education writers need but so rarely receive. It is meant for early-career writers looking to develop a realistic set of expectations about making money from their work. or for working writers who want a better understanding of the industry. Writers will gain a comprehensive picture of how the publishing world works—from queries and agents to blogging and advertising—and will learn how they can best position themselves for success over the long term. Jane Friedman has more than two decades of experience in the publishing industry, with an emphasis on digital media strategy for authors and publishers. She is encouraging without sugarcoating, blending years of research with practical advice that will help writers market themselves and maximize their writing-related income—and leave them empowered, confident, and ready to turn their craft into a career. “Friedman’s 20-plus years in the industry, launching and managing the social media presence of Writer’s Digest, along with her expertise in business strategies for authors and publishers, combine to create an invaluable compendium of practical advice.” —Library Journal (starred review)
Download or read book The AMA Handbook of Business Documents written by Kevin Wilson and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides reference and guidelines for business document writing, and includes sample documents and examples for such documents as abstracts, proposals, press releases, and training manuals.
Download or read book Handbook of Professional Business Technical Writing and Communication and Journalism written by and published by . This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the best new Journalism/Technical Writing/Communication books of 2023" - BookAuthority
Download or read book Explicit Business Writing written by R Craig Hogan Ph D and published by The Business Writing Center. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explicit Business Writing: Best Practices for the Twenty-First Century contains best practices The Business Writing Center has isolated over decades of training business people to write effectively. With the explanations and models in this book, anyone can become a competent, successful business writer. The book also contains clear, complete standards and guidelines to help businesses train employees to develop writing competence. Links to The Business Writing Center Web resources are included to provide additional training resources for business people and trainers.
