The Plain English Approach to Business Writing.

By: Bailey, Edward P., JrMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cary : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 1997Copyright date: ©1990Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (100 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199874484Subject(s): Business writingGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Plain English Approach to Business WritingDDC classification: 808/.06665 LOC classification: HF5718.3 -- .B35 1990ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The New Way to Write -- 1. What is plain English? -- 2. Style: writing a readable sentence -- 3. Organization: getting to the point -- 4. Layout: adding visual impact -- 5. A model for writing -- MORE ABOUT STYLE -- 6. Passive voice -- 7. Abstractness -- 8. Punctuation -- More About Organization -- 9. Blueprint -- 10. Executive summary -- More About Layout -- 11. Typefaces -- 12. Headings -- 13. Bullets -- 14. Graphics -- Final Words -- 15. The writing process -- 16. Supervising writers -- Appendix -- Index.
Summary: Entertaining and down-to-earth, The Plain English Approach to Business Writing shows busy professionals of all backgrounds--corporate, government, financial, legal--how to write clearly and effectively. It can be read in an hour, and used for the rest of one's life.
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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The New Way to Write -- 1. What is plain English? -- 2. Style: writing a readable sentence -- 3. Organization: getting to the point -- 4. Layout: adding visual impact -- 5. A model for writing -- MORE ABOUT STYLE -- 6. Passive voice -- 7. Abstractness -- 8. Punctuation -- More About Organization -- 9. Blueprint -- 10. Executive summary -- More About Layout -- 11. Typefaces -- 12. Headings -- 13. Bullets -- 14. Graphics -- Final Words -- 15. The writing process -- 16. Supervising writers -- Appendix -- Index.

Entertaining and down-to-earth, The Plain English Approach to Business Writing shows busy professionals of all backgrounds--corporate, government, financial, legal--how to write clearly and effectively. It can be read in an hour, and used for the rest of one's life.

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