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| Preface | |
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| Communication Strategies | |
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| Accountants as Communicators | |
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| What Do Accountants Write? | |
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| How Well Do Accountants Write? | |
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| What Makes Writing Work? | |
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| You Can Become a Good Writer | |
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| Writing and Critical Thinking | |
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| Writing and Other Forms of Communication | |
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| Writing and Problem Solving | |
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| Exercises | |
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| The Writing Process: An Overview | |
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| Getting Started: Identifying Purpose | |
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| Thinking Critically about the Issues | |
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| Analyzing the Readers | |
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| Getting Your Ideas Together | |
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| Writing the Draft | |
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| Revising the Draft | |
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| The Final Draft | |
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| Dealing with Writer's Block | |
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| Writing under Pressure | |
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| Writing at the Computer | |
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| Exercises | |
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| The Flow of Thought: Organizing for Coherence | |
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| Writing with Unity | |
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| Using Summary Sentences | |
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| Responding to Readers' Questions and Concerns | |
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| Transitions | |
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| Paragraphs | |
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| Discussion Questions and Essays | |
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| Test Yourself | |
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| Test Yourself: Answer | |
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| Exercises | |
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| A Sense of Style: Writing with Conciseness and Clarity | |
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| Conciseness | |
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| Clarity | |
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| Readable Writing | |
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| Editing for Style at the Computer | |
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| Test Yourself | |
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| Test Yourself: Answers | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Standard English: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling | |
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| Major Sentence Errors | |
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| Problems with Verbs | |
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| Problems with Pronouns | |
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| Problems with Modifiers | |
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| Parallel Structure | |
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| Apostrophes and Plurals | |
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| Commas | |
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| Colons and Semicolons | |
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| Direct Quotations | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Help from the Computer | |
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| Test Yourself | |
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| Test Yourself: Answers | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Format for Clarity: Document Design | |
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| Good Design: An Illustration | |
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| A Professional Appearance | |
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| Formatting | |
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| Graphic Illustrations | |
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| Document Design at the Computer | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Accounting Research | |
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| Research: Basic Guidelines | |
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| Critical Thinking and Technical Accounting Research | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Sources of Accounting and Financial Information on the Internet | |
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| Computerized Reference and Database Services | |
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| Other Printed Sources of Accounting and Financial Information | |
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| Internal Documentation Style | |
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| Endnotes or Footnotes and Bibliography Style | |
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| Business Documents | |
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| Letters | |
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| Principles of Letter Writing | |
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| Responding to Correspondence | |
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| Typical Accounting Letters | |
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| Standardized Letters: A Caution | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Memos and E-Mail | |
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| Memos: Some Basic Principles | |
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| Sample Memos | |
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| E-Mail | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Reports | |
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| Planning a Report | |
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| The Parts of a Report | |
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| Appearance | |
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| Style and Tone | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Writing and Your Career | |
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| Writing Essay Exams: Academic Courses and Professional Certification Exams | |
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| Academic Essay Exams | |
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| Professional Certification Exams | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Writing for Employment: Resumes and Letters | |
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| Starting the Job Search: Researching Possible Employers | |
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| Preparing a Resume | |
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| Writing a Letter of Application | |
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| Writing a Thank-You Letter | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Writing for Publication | |
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| Planning Your Article | |
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| Research | |
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| Drafting and Reviewing the Article | |
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| Submitting the Article | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Oral Presentations | |
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| Planning the Presentation: Analyzing Purpose and Audience | |
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| Other Things to Consider | |
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| Gathering Information | |
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| Composing the Speech | |
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| Making Notes | |
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| Preparing Visual Aids | |
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| Practicing the Presentation | |
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| Checking the Arrangements | |
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| Appearance and Dress | |
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| Making the Presentation: Poise and Confidence | |
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| Special Considerations in Presentations of Financial Information | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Index | |