Download or read book The Smart Guide to Business Writing written by and published by Bookboon. This book was released on with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing written by Natalie Canavor and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give yourself a powerful competitive advantage by becoming a better business writer. Better writers get better jobs and more promotions; they persuade people through emails, Web sites, presentations, proposals, resumes, grant proposals, you name it. Businesses know this: that's why they spend $3 billion a year helping their employees become more effective writers. The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing shows you how to master the art of effective business communication replacing the old standards of jargon, pomposity, and grammar drills with a simple, quick and conversational writing style. Authors Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz demonstrate how to plan and organize your content; make your point faster; tell your readers what's in it for them; construct winning documents of every kind, print and electronic, even blog entries and text messages! The Truth about the New Rules of Business Writing brings together the field's best knowledge, and shows exactly how to put it to work. With an "aha" on every page, it presents information in a clear, accessible style that's easy to understand and use. Written in short chapters, it covers the entire field, cuts to the heart of every topic, pulls back the curtain on expert secrets, and pops the bubble of commonly-held assumptions. Simply put, this book delivers easy, painless writing techniques that work.
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 Read This written by Robert Gentle and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2002 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information overload. Everyone has too much to read. So, what's going to make people read what you write? Simple, clear, commanding writing - that's what. Here's how.
Download or read book Business Writing For Dummies written by Natalie Canavor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many pieces of paper land on your desk each day, or emails in your inbox? Your readers – the people you communicate with at work – are no different. So how can you make your communication stand out from the pile and get the job done? Whether you’re crafting a short and sweet email or bidding for a crucial project, Business Writing For Dummies is the only guide you need. Inside you’ll find: The basic principles of how to write well How to avoid the common pitfalls that immediately turn a reader off Crucial tips for self-editing and revision techniques to heighten your impact Lots of practical advice and examples covering a range of different types of communication, including emails, letters, major business documents such as reports and proposals, promotional materials, web copy and blogs - even tweets The global touch - understand the key differences in written communication around the world, and how to tailor your writing for international audiences
Download or read book Learn Good Business Writing and Communication Collection written by Natalie Canavor and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 975 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing shows you how to master the art of effective business communication replacing the old standards of jargon, pomposity, and grammar drills with a simple, quick, and conversational writing style. Authors Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz demonstrate how to plan and organize your content, make your point faster, tell your readers what's in it for them, construct winning documents of every kind--print, electronic, and even blog entries and text messages! The Truth about the New Rules of Business Writing brings together the field's best knowledge and shows exactly how to put it to work. With an "aha" on every page, it presents information in a clear, accessible style that's easy to understand and use. Written in short chapters, it covers the entire field, cuts to the heart of every topic, pulls back the curtain on expert secrets, and pops the bubble of commonly-held assumptions. Simply put, this book delivers easy, painless writing techniques that work. ¿ FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication can help any writer produce documents that achieve outstanding results. Created by FranklinCovey, the world-renowned leader in helping organizations enhance individual effectiveness, this edition fully reflects today's online media and global business challenges. The only style guide used in FranklinCovey's own renowned Writing AdvantageTM programs, it covers everything from document design and graphics to sentence style and word choice. This edition includes extensive new coverage of graphics, writing for online media, and international business English.
Download or read book The Financial Times Essential Guide to Business Writing written by Ian Atkinson and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Manager s Guide to Business Writing written by Suzanne Sparks FitzGerald and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text seeks to demonstrate to managers how they can communicate effectively in all of their writings and shows the pitfalls and mistakes that plague many managers' writing; such as bad grammar. --
Download or read book Business Writing Today written by Natalie Canavor and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2022-10-21 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Writing Today: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition prepares students for success in the business world by giving them the tools they need to write powerfully, no matter the situation. In this highly practical text, author Natalie Canavor shares step-by-step guidance and tips for writing more clearly and strategically. Readers will learn what to say and how to say it in any medium from tweets and emails to proposals and formal reports. Every technique comes with concrete examples and practice opportunities, helping students transfer their writing skills to the workplace.
Download or read book The AMA Handbook of Business Writing written by Kevin Wilson and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2010 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous Edition 9780763773151
Download or read book Can Do Writing written by Daniel Graham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple, ten-step system for mastering the art of effective, persuasive business or technical writing "The Grahams' system is the best way to transform data and ideas into meaningful information necessary to make profitable decisions. Their system works every time." —Steven Laposa, PhD, MBA, Loveland Commercial Endowed Chair in Real Estate, Colorado State University "The Grahams' straightforward program helps my teams create clear and concise reports, letters, and other documents with minimal effort. I want this program to become the standard for my teams." —Bill Walter, Senior Vice President, Government and Infrastructure Division, KBR "The Can Do Writing system made my career! I used it to write a winning business plan and proposal, and now I use it every day for all communications. Can Do Writing provides valuable insights into business and management as well as writing techniques." —Christian Robey, President, DC Progress You may be an expert at what you do, but if you can't communicate effectively in writing it may not matter. For scientists, businesspeople, and professionals in fields from engineering to public relations, the art of writing well can be a vital key to professional success. Luckily, you don't need an English degree to produce top-class writing. If you're one of the millions of people who have to write clear, persuasive, understandable documents for your job, Can Do Writing is for you. Whether you're writing a business plan, a scientific paper, a press release, or anything else, this simple, straightforward guide will show you how to do it quickly, with style and confidence. You'll learn how to: Understand your audience and subject matter Develop a simple, five-part purpose statement to keep you on track Organize your main points into a coherent, sensible order Edit your work for clarity, coherence, organization, and logic Economize your words to craft a concise, powerful document Make your documents easily readable for any audience
Download or read book Smart Skills Business Writing written by Patrick Forsyth and published by Legend Press. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 3 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead. Gain a competitive edge at work with your business writing skills Effective business writing skills can help you win that million-pound contract, earn a promotion, resolve a dispute or generate a significant increase in business leads. Our Smart Skills book offers proven, practical advice on how to put over a clear and impressive message in a style that's deceptively simple and even enjoyable to read. These guidelines will teach you how to:•Write and format business reports, proposals or presentations•Recognise the dangers of poor writing•Write effectively under time pressure•Use persuasive techniques and structures•Deal with all types of documentation from a "simple" email to a long reportAccessibly written, it includes checklists, templates and exercises to help you work through even the most basic building blocks of good writing. Business Writing provides an antidote to the dangers of 'gobbledegook' and 'business-speak' and allows you to generate any kind of document with confidence. After reading this guide, your writing will be effective, engaging and memorable- a vital skill for all professionals.***ContentsPreface: The dangers of poor writing and the opportunities of good1. Introduction: Good writing is the business equivalent of an open goal2. Getting it down right3. Making language work for you4. Making it persuasive5. Horses for courses: linking style to method6. The brief, the very brief and the ubiquitous email7. At length: reports and proposalsPostscript,
Download or read book Writing Smart written by Marcia Lerner and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New in the phenomenally successful Smart series is a user-friendly guide to help both students and adults improve their writing skills. Written with the same candor and irreverent humor for which the series is known, this guide is full of helpful tips and useful drills to improve both business and academic writing.
Download or read book Quick Painless Business Writing written by Susan Benjamin and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yes, you can improve your writing without memorising endless rules, perusing checklists of do's and don'ts or revisiting the lessons of secondary school. Quick & Painless Business Writing reveals secrets that will eliminate business-writing phobias and faux pas and help you create outstanding documents that get optimal results. First, you'll learn that grammar is not a collection of stagnant rules you'd better follow (or else), but an ever-changing set of principles with plenty of choices. Then you'll discover secrets about writing your English teachers never told you: the secret power of nouns, the destructive force of innocent-seeming verbs and the way sentence structure can elicit certain responses. You'll happily replace what you learned about structure with an altogether new understanding of how to open, develop and close your messages. Even better, you'll learn how to build a cohesive message quickly, with little need for rewriting.
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