Revising Business Prose - Softcover

Lanham, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205309445 ISBN 13: 9780205309443

Publisher: Pearson, 1999

Synopsis

As its title implies, this book deals with revising, not with original composition. In business writing, where a first draft often emerges quickly under the pressures of facts, figures, and deadlines, revision is typically the major part of a writing task, and collaborative revision often produces the final document. Revising Business Prose provides detailed revision guidance and a collaborative approach to writing easily applied to writing in business, industry, government, and academics. Based on the premise that bad writing in organizations imitates the bureaucratic style ― “The Official Style,” as it's called here ― this book shows students how to transform stilted, dense prose into plain English. An accompanying 40-minute Revising Business Prose Video, as well as a Set of Interactive Revision Exercises, are available from Rhetorica, Inc. for an additional fee.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard A. Lanham is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and President of Rhetorica, Inc., in Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0205309445
• ISBN 13: 9780205309443
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 128