Business Writer's Companion

Name: Business Writer's Companion
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ISBN: 9780312631321

ISBN-10: 0312631324

ISBN-13: 9780312631321

Edition: 6th 2011

Authors: Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu

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The Business Writer's Companionis an easy-access guide to the most common types of business writing and communication by a dedicated author team with decades of combined academic and professional experience. It places writing in a real-world context with hundreds of business writing topics and more than 60 sample documents. Always anticipating the needs of today's business writers, the sixth edition includes updated information on the technologies that are integral to workplace writing and offers tips about professionalism.

Book details

List price: $40.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 12/22/2010
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.056



Five Steps to Successful Writing



The Writing Process


Audience


Collaborative writing


Conclusions


Context


Defining terms


Description


Ethics in writing


Global communication


Introductions


Organization


Outlining


Paragraphs


Persuasion


Point of view


Preparation


Process explanation


Promotional writing


Proofreading


Purpose


Readers


Revision


Scope


Writing a draft



Workplace Technology


Adapting to new technologies


Blogs/forums


E-mail


FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)


Instant messaging


Repurposing


Selecting the medium


Text messaging


web design


Writing for the Web



Research and Documentation


Bibliographies


Copyright


Documenting sources


Interviewing for information


Note-taking


Paraphrasing


Plagiarism


Quotations


Research



Business Writing Documents and Elements


Feasibility reports


Investigative reports


Progress and activity reports


Proposals


Reports


Titles


Trip reports


Trouble reports



Formal Reports


Abstracts


Appendixes


Executive summaries


Formal reports


Glossaries


Tables of contents



Design and Visuals


Drawings


Flowcharts


Global graphics


Graphs


Headings


Layout and design


Lists


Organizational charts


Tables


Visuals



Correspondence


Acknowledgments


Adjustments


Complaints


Correspondence


Covers (or transmittals)


Inquiries and responses


International correspondence


Letters


Memos


Refusals


Sales letters



Job Search and Application


Acceptance/refusals


Application letters


Interviewing for a job


Job search


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