Business Writing Principles

Discover the secrets of business writing that engage and inspire action.

Introduction

• Becoming an effective business writer
• An approach aimed at success

1. Improving Your Business Writing

• Understanding business writing
• Introducing the 10 Cs of business writing
• Making your writing complete
• Making your writing concise
• Making your writing clear
• Making your writing conversational
• Making your writing correct
• Making your writing coherent
• Making your writing credible
• Making your writing concrete
• Making your writing courteous
• Making your writing considerate
• Practicing by writing more

2. Honing Your Writing Skills Over Time

• Using a writing process to avoid common errors
• Addressing common grammatical errors
• Addressing common punctuation errors
• Special considerations for email
• Special considerations for reports
• Special considerations for memos
• Special considerations for hand-written notes
• Noticing the difference