Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 6. Writing Business Messages
The team at The Write Life have prepared an infographic - 25 Editing Tips for Tightening Your Copy.
Recently Gmail began dividing its incoming email into 3 inboxes - primary, social (Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest), and promotional (newsletters, retail offers, etc.
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"There are many things you have to remember to do and say in an all-important job interview, but don't miss the elephant in the room: the things that you should never do," says Justin Gmoser in his introduction to his video on the topic.
"Public speaking is hard enough for most of us.
In this video the editors at Wipster interview key people in the industry.
"Each of the wordy phrases below can be replaced by one word.
This video presentation by Professor Patricia Jenkinson describes the process of perception and helps explain why we each perceive the world in a unique way.
"Fundamentally, poor business writing is costly and leads to disastrous events.
"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.
"A compilation of 25 basic styles of blogging from award winning blogger and author of Personality Not Included, Rohit Bhargava (photo, left).
"I was walking around Seattle's Sea-Tac International Airport yesterday, waiting for my flight to Maui, when I admired a T-shirt with a clever slogan: Washington Rain Festival, Jan.
"Why should we avoid well-worn phrases and clichés?
"Martha had some strong comments about bloggers, yet her PR folk pitch bloggers in an attempt to tap into their influence with their audience.
"If my marketer misses a typo while writing about a product, I want my packaging staff to catch it before the design gets sent to print.
"Beyond being late and looking like a slob, there are a few things that you should NEVER say during a job interview.
"Watch this video to find out how the fast-paced growth in mobility is shaping businesses and enterprise mobility, and what a robust strategy can do to ensure success for the future of your organisation.