Professional Writing Guide

<p><i>The Professional Writing Guide</i> is for people who wish to improve the quality of their documents and the efficiency of their writing.<br><br>Busy executives and other writers in organisations, who may spend between 30 and 80 per cent of their working time writing, will find it invaluable because it clearly outlines the principles that underlie effective documents. This book will enable executives to write confidently, competently, and persuasively.<br><br>High quality output is crucial to a company's image and to a professional's own career advancement. Errors in a document can prove expensive. <i>The Professional Writing Guide</i> is an indispensable and accessible reference tool as well as a comprehensive style manual for writers who wish to avoid those expensive mistakes and make a positive impression.<br><br>Written by two long-term professional writing educators with extensive experience of consulting to Australian business and industry, this lively and highly practical book features workable, reliable, and powerful strategies that can be used to systematically eliminate the writing problems of organisational writers.</p> <p>Acknowledgements<br><br>Preface<br><br>Chapter 1 Writing in the Business Environment<br><br>Chapter 2 Reading in the Business Environment<br><br>Chapter 3 Using Experimental Thinking<br><br>Chapter 4 Critical Thinking<br><br>Chapter 5 Choosing an Appropriate Document Framework<br><br>Chapter 6 Structuring Paragraphs<br><br>Chapter 7 Shaping Sentences<br><br>Chapter 8 Considering Language<br><br>Chapter 9 Choosing the Right Word<br><br>Chapter 10 Deciding How to Punctuate<br><br>Chapter 11 Revising and Editing Your Documents<br><br>Chapter 12 Choosing Good Design<br><br>Chapter 13 The Impact of Technology on Writing<br><br>Chapter 14 Future Directions for Professional Writing<br><br>Index</p>