Schaum's Quick Guide to Great Business Writing (Schaum's Quick Guide Series) - Softcover

Fitzgerald, Suzanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070220603 ISBN 13: 9780070220607

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1999

Synopsis

This straight-to-the-point guide will help you develop a vigorous style of writing for all your business communicationsÑwhether to professors, prospective employers, business colleagues, clients or customers. It shows you how to command and keep your readerÕs attention, inform, instruct and persuade, enlist respect and prompt a positive response. It even tells you how to couch bad news. YouÕll find time-tested formats you can adapt right away for your correspondence and reports. And dozens of doÕs and donÕts save you time and help you steer clear of common errors. Thoughtful questions and invaluable checklists make important points memorable.

About this title

Book Description:

This key addition to the Quick Guide Series shows students and professionals how to write for business clearly, concisely and to the point in all kinds of communications, developing skills that will also serve them for all general writing tasks. The step-by-step approach offers users easy formats for writing letters, memos, e-mail, and reports, and will give expert guidance on determining the purpose of your writing, how to begin and end your correspondence, and how to use white space.

From the Back Cover:

Great business writing...The Schaum's Way. Eliminate the old, deadlycliches. Draft concise, authoritative business communications that:get your point across quickly and effectively; inform, instruct, andpersuade; prompt positive responses. Let this succinct guide with itsformats help you project your best self in all your businesscorrespondence. Look to Schaum's Quick Guides for: step-by-stepguidance to help you move quickly through the essentials; do's anddon'ts for avoiding common errors; clear explanations of effectivewriting tips; checklists and exercises for fast skill-building.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0070220603
• ISBN 13: 9780070220607
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160