Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 4. Writing Business Messages
"The Agnes + Day crisis intelligence team has designed an infographic that showcases the very important 10 new rules of crisis communications.
Kim Lachance Shandrow reports.
"People don't have the time or the attention span to read any more words than necessary.
"Steven Pinker is probably as good an expert to ask as anyone.
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"Is your company producing relevant, useful content?
"What are the rules of data visualization, a practice that draws on research into cognitive theory, graphical perception, statistics and journalism?
Grammar girl Mignon Fogarty gives the reasons.
Grammar girl Mignon Fogarty answers the question.
"Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan recently sat down with lawyer and lexicographer Bryan Garner to give advice on what it takes to be a good legal writer.
"You want to project confidence, competence, professionalism, and self-assurance.
"Sometimes we remember rules incorrectly, adding always or never to them.
Lynn Gaertner-Johnston, in an article at her blog, quotes her marketing mentor Marcia Yudkin - "Whether it's your blog or your weekly/monthly newsletter, avoid relating to your readers as if they've known you for years.
Lynn Gaertner-Johnston warns, "Forwarded emails can threaten professional relationships and reputations.
Sound advice bears repeating.
"Part of becoming a good writer is making use of the many tools and references available.
"The English language is a voracious eater, consuming words and digesting them into whole new things.
"Start by writing short, declarative sentences.
See the infographic.
Cheryl Conner (photo, left) offers assistance.
"According to graphologist Kathi McKnight, your handwriting can communicate more than you may think.
"A dictionary needn’t include every passing bit of slang that sprouts in the morning and withers in the afternoon, of course.
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