The Manager's Guide To Business Writing [Paperback]

Suzanne Sparks (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070718679 | ISBN-13: 978-0070718678 | Publication Date: November 30, 1998 | Edition: 1

In today’s fast-action business world, you are often required to write accurate, hard-hitting letters, memos, and reports—all at a moment’s notice! The Manager’s Guide to Business Writing contains practical guidelines for writing business correspondence and materials with speed, precision, and power. Designed to provide maximum impact to your everyday work performance, this intense short-course in persuasive writing contains examples of concise yet complete letters, memos, and e-mail, strategies to use headings and white space, and more. Use this concise manual to immediately target and improve your business writing, and ensure that it always works to your advantage.

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Hone your business writing skills to hit the target every time! In today's fast-action business world, you are often required to write accurate, hard-hitting letters, memos, and reports­­all at a moment's notice!

The Manager's Guide to Business Writing contains practical guidelines for writing business correspondence and materials with speed, precision, and power, giving your readers the most information in the least amount of time. Designed to provide maximum impact to your everyday work performance, this intense short course in persuasive writing contains examples of letters, memos, and e-mail written to grab your readers' attention and make them take action. It shows how to put more force into your writing through use of visuals, white space, and headings. And it gives detailed instructions for handling difficult situations, including breaking bad news, handling angry customers, and using persuasion effectively.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 187 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070718679
• ISBN-13: 978-0070718678
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,307,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Piece Work, October 8, 2000

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"metlishon" (Cardiff, South Glamorgan United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Manager's Guide To Business Writing (Paperback)

The Manager's Guide to Business Writing, is a good starting reference book for those us who struggle in the creation of wide range of business related writings, such as: letters, reports, memos etc. It is a fairly comprehansive book including chapters ranging from the proper use of words in business writing to the appropriate structuring of reports, letters etc. Highly recommended.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected., January 24, 2011

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Good reference for writing letters, proposals or memos, but not what I had expected. I was looking for a book that delved more into the art of writing business articles for magazines. This is what I get for judging a book by its title. Next time, I'll peruse through the book a bit more diligently.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not A Very Helpful Resource, September 27, 2009

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This review is from: The Manager's Guide To Business Writing (Paperback)

I am a nurse manager and was hoping to find a resource to assist me in writing proposals and business plans, including templates/examples for business plans. This book did not consist of those type of tools/examples. If you're looking for a book to teach you about business letter writing, this is the one for you.