The Elements of Business Writing: A Guide to Writing Clear, Concise Letters, Memos, Reports, Proposals, and Other Business Documents

by Gary Blake, Robert W. Bly

From an interoffice memo to a fifty-page proposal, this is the definitive guide to business writing. Anyone who has ever had to write any business document will find "The Elements of Business Writing" the single most effective tool for producing clear, concise, and persuasive prose. Equally useful to executives and support staff, it shows how to: write clearly and powerfully; rid writing of jargon and pompous language; organize material effectively; and avoid errors in spelling, grammar, and usage.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Business, Reference

Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Alicia Zuto · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for The elements of business writing. I like how they make it readable like putting things in sections and lists. Great for a lot A different kind of writing.It's just short of 140 pages with a thorough index and contents.

[Deborah]

Haven't read this yet, I just received an email about it. It was an ad, trying to get me to buy this PDF download for $99! Don't do it--I searched for it on Google and immediately found it in PDF format. I'll take a look at it when I finally have a little free time at work. Luckily, I'm a great speller and am often the one correcting emails and correspondence for my boss before they are sent, so I'm not in a great rush to read this yet. :)

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for any professional. Very straight forward with numbered writing rules. Every person in the business world should own this book to refer to when writing any type of business correspondence.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

The purpose of business writing is to express an idea clearly. Get to the point.

The purpose is not to impress or use fancy words that make your meaning hard to discern.

I wish more people in business would read this. Ten times.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Work read. Glad to see a lot of the common errors that incessantly irritate me explained here.