Effective Writing: United States Edition - Softcover

May, Claire B.; May, Gordon S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132567245 ISBN 13: 9780132567244

Publisher: Pearson, 2011

Synopsis

A useful guide to all the stages of the writing process.

Effective Writing guides the writer through all the stages of the writing process: planning, critical thinking, generating and organizing ideas, writing the draft, revising, and designing for presentation. Throughout the text, Effective Writing stresses coherence, conciseness, and clarity as the most important qualities of the writing done by accountants.

This edition includes many new and revised assignments that reinforce the concepts covered in the text, as well as coverage on ethics in communication.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A must-read for any business professional!

Every business person must be able to express ideas in a clear and effective manner. Never before have written and oral communication skills been so important. With Effective Writing: A Handbook for Accountants, Sixth Edition, your students will develop effective communication strategies, learn how to prepare business documents, and learn how to maximize their writing and presentation skills. This book is appropriate for a stand-alone course on writing for accountants, or may be used as a supplementary book in any accounting course.

New to the Sixth Edition:

• NEW Chapter 7 expands the discussion on accounting research including Internet sites, how to work with footnotes and endnotes, and how to cite accounting sources.
• NEW Chapter 14 outlines oral presentations, briefings, and speeches including how to create effective PowerPoint presentations to show financial information.

About the Author

Claire B. May is Academic Director of General Education at The Art Institute of Atlanta. Gordon S. May is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the J. M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia.

Both authors have worked for many years with professional accounting organizations and accounting students. They have observed that accounting professionals need good writing skills to succeed, but accounting students may not receive the instruction and practice they need to become good writers. They wrote Effective Writing: A Handbook for Accountants to help accounting students and practicing accountants sharpen their writing skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132567245
• ISBN 13: 9780132567244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288