Rules of thumb for business writers /
Wienbroer, Diana Roberts
Rules of thumb for business writers / Diana Roberts Wienbroer, Elaine Hughes, Jay Silverman - xiii, 223 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Writing Process -- Writing in the Business World Finding Your Focus Sizing Up Your Work Style What to Do When You're Stuck Organizing Your Ideas Paragraphing Continuity Adding Visual Interest: Layout and Illustrations Revising Proofreading Writing with Power -- Steps Toward a Clear Style Writing to Persuade Writing with Energy Trimming Wordiness Grammar Review: Common Sentence Patterns Avoiding Tangled Sentences Varying Your Sentences Eliminating Biased Language Specific Business Writing -- Guidelines for all Business Correspondence E-mail and Fax Messages Memos Letters Agendas and Minutes Instructions and Directions Reports Newsletters and Press Releases Proposals Resumes Special Projects -- Research on the Internet Crediting Outside Sources Recurring Projects Long-term Projects Collaborative Projects The Spoken Word Editing Other People's Drafts Writing for Others Correctness -- Usage -- Confusing Words One Word or Two? Spelling Capitalization Abbreviations and Numbers Correct Pronouns Consistent Pronous Pronouns: Avoiding Vagueness Verbs: Agreement with Subjects Verbs: Consistent Tenses Word Endings Correctness -- Punctuation -- Periods: Avoiding Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences Commas Semicolons and Colons Dashes and Parentheses Hyphens Apostrophes Quotation Marks Italicizing (Underlining) or Quoting Titles Sample Memo Sample Bad News Memo Sample Letter Sample Letter of Recommendation Sample Meeting Agenda Two Sample Press Releases Sample Cover Letter Sample Resume (Emphasis on Accomplishments) Sample Resume (Emphasis on Skills) Sample Resume (Limited Experience) Sample Resume (Significant Experience) The Anatomy of a Sentence: How to Diagram Part 1 3 -- 6 -- 8 -- 11 -- 14 -- 18 -- 22 -- 24 -- 26 -- 29 -- Part 2 35 -- 38 -- 43 -- 47 -- 50 -- 55 -- 58 -- 63 -- Part 3 67 -- 69 -- 72 -- 75 -- 80 -- 82 -- 84 -- 89 -- 92 -- 96 -- Part 4 103 -- 109 -- 112 -- 114 -- 118 -- 121 -- 123 -- 125 -- Part 5 129 -- 136 -- 139 -- 142 -- 144 -- 146 -- 148 -- 151 -- 153 -- 155 -- 157 -- Part 6 163 -- 169 -- 173 -- 175 -- 177 -- 178 -- 179 -- 183 -- 187 -- 188 -- 189 -- 190 -- 191 -- 192 -- 194 -- 195 -- 197 -- 199 -- 200 -- 201
0071357211 9780071357210 0072347465 9780072347463
GBA133197 bnb
Business writing
HF5718.3 / .W54 2000
651.7/4
Rules of thumb for business writers / Diana Roberts Wienbroer, Elaine Hughes, Jay Silverman - xiii, 223 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Writing Process -- Writing in the Business World Finding Your Focus Sizing Up Your Work Style What to Do When You're Stuck Organizing Your Ideas Paragraphing Continuity Adding Visual Interest: Layout and Illustrations Revising Proofreading Writing with Power -- Steps Toward a Clear Style Writing to Persuade Writing with Energy Trimming Wordiness Grammar Review: Common Sentence Patterns Avoiding Tangled Sentences Varying Your Sentences Eliminating Biased Language Specific Business Writing -- Guidelines for all Business Correspondence E-mail and Fax Messages Memos Letters Agendas and Minutes Instructions and Directions Reports Newsletters and Press Releases Proposals Resumes Special Projects -- Research on the Internet Crediting Outside Sources Recurring Projects Long-term Projects Collaborative Projects The Spoken Word Editing Other People's Drafts Writing for Others Correctness -- Usage -- Confusing Words One Word or Two? Spelling Capitalization Abbreviations and Numbers Correct Pronouns Consistent Pronous Pronouns: Avoiding Vagueness Verbs: Agreement with Subjects Verbs: Consistent Tenses Word Endings Correctness -- Punctuation -- Periods: Avoiding Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences Commas Semicolons and Colons Dashes and Parentheses Hyphens Apostrophes Quotation Marks Italicizing (Underlining) or Quoting Titles Sample Memo Sample Bad News Memo Sample Letter Sample Letter of Recommendation Sample Meeting Agenda Two Sample Press Releases Sample Cover Letter Sample Resume (Emphasis on Accomplishments) Sample Resume (Emphasis on Skills) Sample Resume (Limited Experience) Sample Resume (Significant Experience) The Anatomy of a Sentence: How to Diagram Part 1 3 -- 6 -- 8 -- 11 -- 14 -- 18 -- 22 -- 24 -- 26 -- 29 -- Part 2 35 -- 38 -- 43 -- 47 -- 50 -- 55 -- 58 -- 63 -- Part 3 67 -- 69 -- 72 -- 75 -- 80 -- 82 -- 84 -- 89 -- 92 -- 96 -- Part 4 103 -- 109 -- 112 -- 114 -- 118 -- 121 -- 123 -- 125 -- Part 5 129 -- 136 -- 139 -- 142 -- 144 -- 146 -- 148 -- 151 -- 153 -- 155 -- 157 -- Part 6 163 -- 169 -- 173 -- 175 -- 177 -- 178 -- 179 -- 183 -- 187 -- 188 -- 189 -- 190 -- 191 -- 192 -- 194 -- 195 -- 197 -- 199 -- 200 -- 201
0071357211 9780071357210 0072347465 9780072347463
GBA133197 bnb
Business writing
HF5718.3 / .W54 2000
651.7/4