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Rules of thumb for business writers

Rules of thumb for business writers

by Diana Roberts WienbroerElaine HughesJay Silverman

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Type:  Book; English
Publisher:New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2005.
Edition: 2nd ed  |  3 Editions
ISBN:0071457577 9780071457576
OCLC:57344134
Related Subjects: Business writing.
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Title: Rules of thumb for business writers
Author: Diana Roberts Wienbroer; Elaine Hughes; Jay Silverman
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2005.
Local Institution: University of Washington Libraries

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Diana Roberts Wienbroer, Elaine Hughes, Jay Silverman

Item Details

  • Material Type: Internet resource
  • Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
  • Description: xi, 240 p. ; 23 cm.
  • Contents: Writing in the business world -- Finding your focus -- Sizing up your work style -- What to do when you're stuck -- Organizing your ideas -- Paragraphing -- Continuity: using transitions -- Adding visual interest: layout, illustrations, and PowerPoint presentations -- Revising -- Proofreading -- Staying on top of the paper flow -- Steps toward a clear style -- Writing to persuade -- Writing with energy -- Trimming wordiness -- Varying your sentences -- Avoiding tangled sentences -- Eliminating biased language -- Email and fax messages -- Memos -- Letters -- Agendas and minutes -- Instructions and directions -- Reports -- Websites -- Newsletters and press releases -- Proposals -- Résumés -- Research on the internet -- Crediting outside sources -- Recurring projects -- Long-term projects -- Collaborative projects -- The spoken word -- Editing other people's drafts -- Writing for others -- Commonly confused words -- One word or two? -- Spelling -- Capitalization -- Abbreviations and numbers -- Correct pronouns -- Consistent pronouns -- Pronouns: avoiding vagueness -- Verbs: agreement with subjects -- Verbs: consistent tenses -- Word endings: s and ed -- Periods: avoiding sentence fragments and run-on sentences -- Commas -- Semicolons and colons -- Dashes and parentheses -- Hyphens -- Apostrophes -- Quotation marks -- Italicizing (underlining) or quoting titles.
  • Responsibility: Diana Roberts Wienbroer, Elaine Hughes, Jay Silverman.
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