Rules of Thumb for Business Writers
by Wienbroer, Diana; Hughes, Elaine; Silverman, JayEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-04-11
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary
Rules of Thumb for Business Writersoffers busy professionals solutions to most on-the-job writing challenges. Brief, to-the-point chapters cover all the basics, including reports, resumes, speeches, memos, letters, and PowerPoint, with tips for meeting deadlines and managing paper flow. This edition contains new information on Internet research and communications technology, with examples, sample documents, and a resource list.
Author Biography
Diana Roberts Wienbroer has a businesswriting consultancy. Elaine Hughes conducted business seminars and creativity workshops. Jay Silverman received the Honors Program award for Excellence in Teaching at Nassau Community College in New York, where he continues to teach.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| A Note from the Authors | p. xi |
| The Writing Process | |
| Writing in the Business World | p. 3 |
| Finding Your Focus | p. 5 |
| Sizing Up Your Work Style | p. 7 |
| What to Do When You're Stuck | p. 10 |
| Organizing Your Ideas | p. 13 |
| Paragraphing | p. 17 |
| Continuity: Using Transitions | p. 20 |
| Adding Visual Interest: Layout, Illustrations, and PowerPoint Presentations | p. 22 |
| Revising | p. 25 |
| Proofreading | p. 28 |
| Staying on Top of the Paper Flow | p. 30 |
| Writing with Power | |
| Steps Toward a Clear Style | p. 35 |
| Writing to Persuade | p. 37 |
| Writing with Energy | p. 41 |
| Trimming Wordiness | p. 44 |
| Varying Your Sentences | p. 46 |
| Avoiding Tangled Sentences | p. 51 |
| Eliminating Biased Language | p. 54 |
| Specific Business Writing | |
| Email and Fax Messages | p. 59 |
| Memos | p. 64 |
| Letters | p. 67 |
| Agendas and Minutes | p. 72 |
| Instructions and Directions | p. 74 |
| Reports | p. 76 |
| Websites | p. 81 |
| Newsletters and Press Releases | p. 85 |
| Proposals | p. 88 |
| Resumes | p. 91 |
| Special Projects | |
| Research on the Internet | p. 99 |
| Crediting Outside Sources | p. 107 |
| Recurring Projects | p. 111 |
| Long-Term Projects | p. 113 |
| Collaborative Projects | p. 117 |
| The Spoken Word | p. 119 |
| Editing Other People's Drafts | p. 121 |
| Writing for Others | p. 123 |
| Correctness-Usage | |
| Commonly Confused Words | p. 127 |
| One Word or Two? | p. 136 |
| Spelling | p. 140 |
| Capitalization | p. 143 |
| Abbreviations and Numbers | p. 146 |
| Correct Pronouns | p. 148 |
| Consistent Pronouns | p. 150 |
| Pronouns: Avoiding Vagueness | p. 154 |
| Verbs: Agreement with Subjects | p. 156 |
| Verbs: Consistent Tenses | p. 158 |
| Word Endings: s and ed | p. 160 |
| Correctness-Punctuation | |
| Periods: Avoiding Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences | p. 165 |
| Commas | p. 171 |
| Semicolons and Colons | p. 175 |
| Dashes and Parentheses | p. 177 |
| Hyphens | p. 179 |
| Apostrophes | p. 180 |
| Quotation Marks | p. 181 |
| Italicizing (Underlining) or Quoting Titles | p. 185 |
| Appendix | |
| Sample Business Documents | p. 189 |
| Memo | p. 189 |
| Bad News Memo | p. 190 |
| Detailed Email | p. 191 |
| Email Templates | p. 192 |
| Letter of Recommendation | p. 193 |
| Meeting Agenda | p. 194 |
| Press Release | p. 195 |
| Cover Letter for Resume | p. 196 |
| Resume (Emphasis on Accomplishments) | p. 197 |
| Resume (Emphasis on Skills) | p. 199 |
| Resume (Limited Experience-Concealing Current Employer) | p. 201 |
| Resume (Significant Experience) | p. 202 |
| Guidelines for Preparing Documents | p. 203 |
| Basic Formatting for Business Documents | p. 203 |
| Shortcuts for "Word" | p. 206 |
| Grammar Review: Common Sentence Patterns | p. 212 |
| Anatomy of a Sentence: How to Diagram | p. 217 |
| A List of Important References | p. 220 |
| Index | p. 233 |
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