How to Write Effective Business English: The Essential Toolkit for Composing Powerful Letters, E-mails and More, for Today's Business Needs

by Fiona Talbot

How to Write Effective Business English teaches the non-native reader how to create clear, concise messages and avoid verbosity. Assuming an intermediate knowledge of English, this book provides guidelines for further development, deals with real life scenarios and gives readers answers that even their bosses might not know. Focusing on emails, letters, resumes or job applications, it gives readers an easy system for writing clearly, quickly and easily.  It will also appeal to native English speakers who feel that their written business English needs practice.

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 3, 2009

Reviews

[Maria Busoi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty nice advice on how to write business english. I especially liked the examples. However, there were a few parts of some general reminders of grammar, I simply feel were a little out of place, assuming business english is for people who already have a good grasp on the language and its basic notions.

[Nhân · Rating 1 out of 5]

The classic case of overpromising and underdelivering. This book promises to teach you the writing techniques for Business English, yet most of its content only answers WHY Business Writing is important and rarely touches on HOW to write it effectively. Worse yet, there is an entire chapter dedicated to basic grammar which is unnecessary. What I expected from the title were case studies, templates, examples, and writing analysis, but very few of them could be found in this book. Instead, all I got was a few general advice and a basic grammar course. This feels like an overpriced advertisement for the author's course. Do not waste your time reading this book.

[Suzette · Rating 4 out of 5]

With the age of social media, many people have forgotten how to writ well. This is a great resource that cuts to the chase and gives a good tutorial. It reminds us of the rules of good language and will quickly allow you to stay on track.

[Anastasia Davidovich · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book to read only if you are beginner in e-mails. General English rules are covered in the book and some still good advices is in the book even if you are already well trained.

[Mathher Abbassi · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book did not deliver what I expected and most of the book is basic English grammar.

[Om Raizada]

Laid too much emphasis on "why" rather than "how". Has some good advices at the end chapters which can be directly implemented in day to day life. Nothing special.