| Description |
ix, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: How to Use This Handbook -- Section I Business Writing Today -- Chapter 1 Three Steps to Effective Writing -- Step One: Prewriting-3 Step Two: Writing -- Step Three: Revising-6 Summary -- Chapter 2 Choosing the Right Word -- Business Vocabulary-9 Words Frequently -- Confused - 1 1 Gender-Inclusive Language -- Section 2 Effective Business Letters -- Chapter 3 Business Letter Format -- Functions of Business Letters-18 Parts of a Business -- Letter-19 Format for Business Letters -- Chapter 4 Style in Business Letters -- Watch Your Language-30 Clarity -- Brevity-38 Use Adverbs and Adjectives Sparingly -- Accuracy-40 Tone-41 Sentences -- Paragraphs -- Chapter 5 Organizing and Writing Business Letters -- Step One: Prewriting-49 Step Two: Writing -- Step Three: Revising -- Chapter 6 Producing the Business Letter -- Stationery-66 Inside Address -- Complimentary Close-72 Signature Block -- Reference Lines-75 Stenographic Reference -- Line-76 Enclosure Line-77 Copies Line -- Postscripts-80 Addressing the Envelope -- Chapter 7 Sample Business Letters -- Adjustment Letters-85 Claim Letters -- Collection Letters-88 Credit Letters -- Goodwill or Public Relations Letters -- Letters to Government Agencies and the Press -- Inquiry Letters-102 Request Letters -- Refusal Letters-107 Sales Letters -- Social Business Letters-110 Transmittal or Cover -- Letters -- Section 3 Dictation, Memos, Form Messages -- Chapter 8 Mastering Dictation -- Step One: Preparation-120 Step Two: Dictating -- Techniques-121 Step Three:Revising -- Chapter 9 Memos and Form Messages -- Memos- 125 Step One: Prewriting -- Step Two: Writing-128 Step Three: Revising and -- Proofreading-134 Other Form Messages -- Section 4 Special Writing and Research Projects -- Chapter 10 Business Report Writing -- Step One: Prewriting-143 Step Two: Writing -- Step Three: Revising -- Chapter 11 Proposals and Press Releases -- Proposals-160 Step One: Prewriting -- Step Two:Writing-162 Step Three: Revising -- Press Releases-167 Step One: Prewriting -- Step Two: Writing-168 StepThree: Revising -- Chapter 12 Finding Business Information -- Libraries- 174 Computer-Assisted Research -- Sources of Business Information-178 Resources for -- Business Problems -- Section 5 Business Writing and the Job Search -- Chapter 13 Resumes, Applications, Employment Letters -- Identifying Your Abilities, Interests, and Skills -- Background Research-Job Sources-183 Preparing -- Your Resume -185 Completing Employment -- Applications-189 Employment Letters -- Section 6 Automation and the Information Age -- Chapter 14 Communication in the Electronic Office -- Computers and the Human Element-208 Computer -- Components-209 Word Processing & Desktop -- Publishing-213 Information Processing -- Telecommunications & Computer Networks -- Section 7 Review of Business Grammar and Style -- Chapter 15 Parts of Speech -- Nouns-220 Pronouns-21-3 Verbs -- Adjectives-236 Adverbs -- Prepositions-240 Conjunctions -- Interjections -- Chapter 16 Sentences and Sentence Patterns -- Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons-246 Sentence -- Structure-248 Sentence Variety -- Chapter 17 Punctuation and Punctuation Style -- End Punctuation Marks -- Comma-255 Semicolon-258 Colon -- Quotation Marks-261 Apostrophe -- Hyphens-265 Dashes-266 Parentheses -- Brackets-267 Ellipses-267 Underscore -- Chapter 18 Capitalization, Abbreviations, Numbers -- Capitalization-270 Abbreviations -- Numbers -- Chapter 19 Spelling -- Spelling Guidelines-283 Frequently Misspelled -- Words-287 Word Division 293 -- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Business report writing.
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Business writing.
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Commercial correspondence.
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English language -- Business English.
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| Author |
Fryar, Maridell.
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Thomas, David Allen, 1939-
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| LC no. |
92063085 |
| ISBN |
0844232777 |
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0844232785 |
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