Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 4. Writing Business Messages
"People don’t have the time or the attention span to read any more words than necessary.
Helen Coster (photo, left) presents "10 Tips for Better Business Writing.
"Back when I was a journalist," writes Victor Lipman (photo, left), "an old editor of mine had a great saying he used to tell his writers: “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long letter.
"I asked everyone around me, people who’d been working longer than I had, 'Why do we write this way?
"The slideshow not only acknowledges the long-lasting nature of digital information, but also suggests ways that employees can avoid incriminating themselves and GM by not using words like "catastrophic" and "spontaneous combustion" when talking about GM products.
Christina Desmarais of Inc.
"For word nerds everywhere (this author included) the yearly additions to the Associated Press Stylebook are always met with great intrigue.
Is it "first-come, first-serve," or "first-come, first-served?
Watch the video at BusinessInsider.
"I went out with a guy based on his use of dashes once.
Farhad Manjoo (photo, left) doesn't like it when people put two spaces after a period.
Bianca Nogrady reports on the topic over at ABC Science (Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online gateway to science).
"There’s nothing more irritating to a pedant’s ear than someone saying “mischievious” instead of “mischievous,” and nothing more embarrassing than realizing you’ve been pronouncing the word mischievous with an extra i for your whole life.
Jennifer Frost presents an infographic on the topic.
"A friend of mine received an invitation to interview at a company.
"All it takes is a single tweet or text for some people to reveal their poor grasp of the English language.
"Want to make a better first impression and engender positive feelings that last a long time?
Nancy Duarte covers a recent speech by Emma Watson given at the United Nations Headquarters.
The Writer's Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, features an article on the topic of writing clean, concise sentences.
The Lewis Model of Culture is an intriguing way of recognizing different approaches to business.
"A slip of the tongue?
The Writer's Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, features an article on the topic of writing clean, concise sentences.
The Lewis Model of Culture is an intriguing way of recognizing different approaches to business.