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Effective Business Writing in Easy Steps : Get Your Message Across.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGrath, Mike.
- Series:
- In Easy Steps
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business writing.
- Written communication.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (168 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leamington Spa : In Easy Steps Limited, 2013.
- Summary:
- The ideal guide for anyone who needs guidance with writing in the workplace. Master the fundamental skills to communicate effectively in business.
- Contents:
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 Why good writing matters
- Introduction
- The communication revolution
- Put it in writing
- A key business skill
- How to improve your writing
- Summary
- 2 What is plain English?
- A short history
- Short, everyday words
- Concrete words
- Using verbs, not nouns
- Active, not passive verbs
- Avoiding jargon
- Avoiding clichés
- Avoiding gobbledygook
- Cutting out words you don’t need
- Short sentences
- 3 Basic tools
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Grammar
- 4 The four golden rules
- Introduction Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781840786873
- 1840786876
- OCLC:
- 1342498967
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