Author: Kenneth Roman Publisher: HarperPrism ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
Writing That Works is a concise, practical guide to the principles of effective writing. In this revised and updated edition, Roman and Raphaelson reveal how to improve memos, letters, reports, speeches, resumes, plans, and other business papers. Learn how to say what you want to say with less difficulty and more confidence.
Author: Wilma Davidson Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin ISBN: 1466886986 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
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.
Author: Robert Gentle Publisher: Pearson Education ISBN: 9780273656500 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 198
Book Description
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.
Author: Gerald J. Alred Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education ISBN: 1319368700 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 1178
Book Description
More than ever, Writing That Works is the right choice for the most up-to-date coverage of business writing. Real-world model documents are grounded in their rhetorical contexts to guide students in navigating the increasingly complex world of business writing. Now in full-color, the thirteenth edition continues to reflect the central role of technology in the office and the classroom, showcasing the most current types of business documents online and in print, providing succinct guidelines on selecting the appropriate medium for your document, communication, or presentation, and featuring new advice on creating a personal brand as part of a successful job search. Also available as an e-book and in loose-leaf, Writing that Works offers robust but accessible coverage at an affordable price.
Author: Adina Gewirtz Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780735204256 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
A practical manual introduces a simple and effective ten-step program for developing persuasive and successful business writing, explaining how to determine the proper audience, select the most effective words, create polished prose, and more. Original.
Author: Arthur N. Applebee Publisher: Teachers College Press ISBN: 0807772070 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 225
Book Description
Backed by solid research, Writing Instruction That Works answers the following question: What is writing instruction today and what can it be tomorrow? This up-to-date, comprehensive book identifies areas of concern for the ways that writing is being taught in todays secondary schools. The authors offer far-reaching direction for improving writing instruction that assist both student literacy and subject learning. They provide many examples of successful writing practices in each of the four core academic subjects (English, mathematics, science, and social studies/history), along with guidance for meeting the Common Core standards. The text also includes sections on Technology and the Teaching of Writing and English Language Learners.
Author: Jonathan Price Publisher: New Riders ISBN: 9780735711518 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 526
Book Description
Attention, Web writers! This book will show you how to craft prose that grabs your guests' attention, changes their attitudes, and convinces them to act. You'll learn how to make your style fast, tight, and scannable. You'll cook up links that people love to click, menus that mean something, and pages of text that search engines rank high. You'll learn how to write great Web help, FAQs, responses to customers, marketing copy, press releases, news articles, e-mail newsletters, Webzine raves, or your own Web resume. Case studies show real-life examples you can follow. No matter what you write on the Web, you'll see how to personalize, build communities, and burst out of the conventional with your own honest style.
Author: Edward J. Altmann Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1467061492 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 125
Book Description
Technical writing is informative prose concerning mechanical or scientific subject matter. The contents of good technical writing has not changed throughout the years, but the methods by which we convey this subject matter has changed as a result of the computer and the Internet. Technical writing must be clear, concise, correct, and complete. This text conveys the procedures writers need to follow to meet the goal of good technical writing-- to allow each reader to receive the same meaning from a piece of writing.
Author: Don Fry Publisher: Writer's Digest Books ISBN: 9781599634104 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
Writers write the way they were taught, which may not suit them at all, making their writing slow, painful, and not what they want to say. Writing Your Way shows you how to create your own unique writing process that magnifies your strengths and avoids your weaknesses. It shows you a multitude of ways to do the five key stages: Idea, Gather, Organize, Draft, and Revise. You can then design your own collection of techniques that work for you. You'll write clearer, faster, and more powerfully, with less effort and suffering. The second half of this book shows you how to create and modify your own voice, one that sounds like the real you, that sounds the way you want agents and publishers and readers to experience you.
Author: Laura Brown Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393635333 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 308
Book Description
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. These easy-to-follow steps save you time from start to finish, and helpful checklists will boost your confidence as they 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. She provides practical tips and comprehensive examples for all the most popular forms of communication, including slide presentations, résumés, cover letters, web copy, and a thorough guide to the art of crafting e-mails and instant messages. Insightful sidebars from experts in various fields demystify the skills of self-editing, creating content, and overcoming writer’s block, and Brown’s reference-ready resources on style, punctuation, and grammar will keep your writing error-free. Nuanced, personable, and of-the-moment, The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need offers essential tools for success in the rapidly changing world of business communication.
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