Excellence in Business Communication, 11th Edition
Chapter 5. Writing Business Messages
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"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.
"You would think every company would prefer to communicate in a way that connects with the audience," writes Lou Hoffman (photo, left).
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Christina Sterbenz (photo, left) covers the issue at BusinessInsider.
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.
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"Fundamentally, poor business writing is costly and leads to disastrous events.
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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.
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