Business Communication Today, 14th Ed.
Chapter 5. Writing Business Messages
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"John ate a slice of pepperoni pizza, and drank a bottle of beer.
"Fast Company recently attacked the use of "so" at the start of sentences, claiming it insults your audience, undermines your credibility, and demonstrates discomfort with the subject matter," reports Christina Sterbenz.
"Most job candidates know it's important to make a good impression in the interview.
"You would think every company would prefer to communicate in a way that connects with the audience," writes Lou Hoffman (photo, left).
Randy Krum presents a CopyBlogger.
Sarah Green interviews Bryan Garner in this podcast at HBR Blog.
Christina Sterbenz (photo, left) covers the issue at BusinessInsider.
Dina Spector (photo, left) introduces an infographic from Happify titled - How to Beat Stress and Boost Happiness.
According to Catherine Clifford, "If you want to launch and grow a business, chances are you're going to have to put words on the page.
'Word meanings can shift radically, just like pronunciation,' writes Christina Sterbenz.
Mikaela Rakos writes an introductory article and presents an infographic on the topic.
The team at The Write Life have prepared an infographic - 25 Editing Tips for Tightening Your Copy.
Ginny Soskey presents an infographic on the topic created by WhoIsHostingThis.
"The following is an excerpt from The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead [Crown Business, $17.
"Each of the wordy phrases below can be replaced by one word.
"Even for those who are "in the know" about the benefits of Plus, many have difficulty learning how to use Plus effectively.
"Fundamentally, poor business writing is costly and leads to disastrous events.
Hagan Blount introduces the topic and presents the infographic at TheMuse.
"Things have changed a lot in the way we conduct business communications, especially between the customer and the company.
"Understandably, for many students, email is a venue of freedom and distance from academic considerations.
Claire Fallon (photo, left) covers the topic in a piece at HuffingtonPost.
"Whether we are writing for business or pleasure, we may encounter “writer’s block” — the phrase that indicates we just can’t get started or we just can’t keep going.
"There is an old adage: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.