10 Steps To Successful Business Writing 2nd Edition

In Today’s Business World, You Are What You Write Good writing can launch a career. It has the power to break through clutter and capture readers’ imaginations. And good writing is not just a skill that marketers must master. Most workplace communication takes written form, and with the rising number of communication channels—social media, instant messaging, blogs—we’re writing more and faster than ever. With new chapters on electronic communication, 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing is your guide to capturing readers’ attention and imagination. Writing instructor and coach, Jack Appleman uses examples and exercises to help you write with clarity and confidence. This updated edition covers the essentials of how to organize your text to hold your readers’ attention; edit yourself for grammar, tone, and excess words; and master the documents for any workplace situation. It doesn’t matter if you’re drafting a business plan, an email, or a Facebook post. Forget the shorthand, drop the exclamation points, and ditch the emojis. Learn to create concise, persuasive, and powerful text with 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing.

Using examples and exercises to help you write with clarity and confidence, this book covers the essentials of how to organize your text to hold your readers' attention; edit yourself for grammar, tone, and excess words; and master the documents for any workplace situation. --

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Business Writing will help readers communicate more effectively, whether they are writing memos, letters, or reports. Also, it tells how to overcome writer's block, edit someone else's writing, and find an efficient writing system.

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In this short book, you will find all you need to create your own business plan. Do you have a business idea and you want to be a successful entrepreneur? Do you want to make a project come true within a few months? Do you want to boost your productivity in what you do to make a living? In either case, a business plan is what you need to make the desired outcome happen. Do you want to get investors interested in your project? Do you need to associate with new partners? Do you need more financial support to boost your business? Once again, a business plan is the document that will solve all these issues. Get ready to find out the advantages of making a perfect business plan. Learn the reason behind the creation process of this document. Know more about how to improve the image of your company and increase the opportunities to get a regular higher income. Welcome to this Step-by-step Guide to Writing a Sustainable Business Plan for Your Startup.

The ability to write well is a critical skill for professionals in nearly every field. Good writers provide leadership, influence decisions, and advance their own careers. In this new book, Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts draws from her twenty-plus years of experience as a successful consultant for clients in business, education, and government. In a lively, engaging style, she explains how to write persuasively for virtually any audience. Part 1 addresses the basics of all business writing: understanding the reader, drafting, achieving the right tone, creating visual impact, and editing. Part 2 provides more specific advice on brochures, executive summaries, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, Web site content, and much more. Concrete examples illustrate practical strategies such as how to present a message positively instead of negatively, how to sequence information for different kinds of readers, and how to use charts to highlight key points. Packed with valuable information obtained from actual clients in the field, 135 Tips for Writing Successful Business Documents is guaranteed to help anyone who reads it write to hit the mark.