Improving Writing Skills
Memos, Letters, Reports, and Proposals
- Arthur Asa Berger - San Francisco State University, USA
October 1993 | 96 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This brief, practical guide illustrates the most common kinds of business correspondence that a university professor is required to produce and offers useful advice to make these communications as effective as possible. The author also offers general suggestions on effective writing, including brainstorming and collaborating, persuasion, outlining and revising, and designing documents.
PART ONE: MEMOS, LETTERS, REPORTS, AND PROPOSALS
How to Write Better Memos
How to Write Effective Letters
Writing Reports
Proposals That Work
PART TWO: WRITING EFFECTIVE BUSINESS DOCUMENTS
Readable Writing
Developing Creative Ideas
The Process of Writing
Layout and Design
Conclusion