Business writing : what works, what won't
Do your business memos get the results you want? Do you panic when it's time to write the year-end sales report, or that deal-clinching letter to a potential client? If so, you're not alone. Like you, many people who write on the job feel unsure about their skills, and wish there were simple guidelines for getting started and expressing themselves in winning ways. This practical, fun, confidence-boosting guide offers exactly those guidelines. Author Wilma Davidson shares her fifteen years of experience as a corporate writing coach, delivering the essential information, motivation, and inspiration needed to write more effectively on the job. Using dozens of sample letters, memos, and other real-office documents, plus engaging exercises and copious illustrations, Davidson covers every aspect of business writing, from conquering writer's block, to revising first drafts, to finessing the finer points of structure, argument, and style
Print Book, English, 2001
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St. Martin's Press, New York, 2001
300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780312109486, 0312109482
1007860507
Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book Anyway
pt. 1. What This Book Can Do for You
pt. 2. Getting the Writing Going
pt. 3. Showcasing Your Ideas and Information Through Organization, Format, and Sentence Structure
pt. 4. Choosing Your Words Wisely for Conciseness and Consideration
pt. 5. Getting it Right: The Basics of Grammar and Spelling
pt. 6. Writing Quickly and Well
pt. 7. Talking to Other Writers
and to Your Dictating Machine
"Proven techniques for writing business memos, letters, reports, and copy that gets results"--Cover