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Writing for business : professionalism, integrity & power

Jovin, Ellen2023
eBook
"Build essential skills and write with confidence at work! Immediately practical guide to better business writing designed to help you develop a clear, direct, natural communication style that supports rather than obscures what you want to say. It covers writing principles relevant for a wide range of business documents, including email, letters, memos, reports, proposals, and more, while also offering editing tips to ensure you come across as professional and polished. Packed with examples and tips straight from the workplace."--provided by publisher.Abstract: Writing for business covers writing principles that are relevant for a wide range of business documents, including email, letters, memos, reports, proposals, and more, while also offering editing tips to ensure you come across as professional and polished.
Author:
Jovin, Ellen, author, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Boston [Massachusetts] ; London : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2019.©2019Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (19 entries) : 2 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xiii, 192 pages : illustrations
Contents:
Introduction. A philosophy of workplace writingChapter 1. Getting to the point in EmailChapter 2. Email salutationsChapter 3. Email closingsChapter 4. Email models and makeoversChapter 5. Mind your email detailsChapter 6. Special topics in emailChapter 7. The creative process: idea generationChapter 8. The structure of longer documentsChapter 9. Notes on different document typesChapter 10. The art of the sentenceChapter 11. Word choice and writing dynamismChapter 12. Writing mythsChapter 13. Editing tipsConclusion.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803162195 (electronic version)1529303451 (paperback)9781529303452 (paperback)
Dewey class:
808.06665658.45
LC class:
HF5718.3
Language:
English
BRN:
651820
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