The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication, Second Edition

by Kenneth W. Davis

Overview

Supercharge your writing skills . . . by the end of the week!

In the workplace, your writing speaks volumes about you. Whether you’re crafting a three-line message or a 300-page report, you need to write in a polished, professional way—regardless of your position or profession.

The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication puts you on the fast track to becoming a strong, persuasive business writer. Complete with exercises, self-tests, and an online final exam, this multifaceted business writing “course” teaches you how to:

• SEIZE READERS’ INTEREST INSTANTLY
• ELIMINATE NONSPECIFIC WORDS AND PHRASES
• MANAGE CROSS-CULTURAL WRITING
• CRAFT COMPELLING ONLINE COPY
• CREATE POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS

Present yourself at the top of your game in every e-mail, memo, report, and presentation with The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071743945
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/19/2010
Series:	McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Courses
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

About the Author
Kenneth W. Davis, PhD has conducted training and consulting for business and governments on four continents. A member of the boards of directors of both the Association for business Communication and the Association of Professional Communication Consultants, Davis has authored or coauthored several influential books on business communication and writing, including Writing: Process, Product, and Power and The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1. Find the "We": Manage Your Relationship with Your Reader; Chapter 2. Make Holes, Not Drills: Manage with Purpose; Chapter 3. Get Your Stuff Together: Manage Your Information; Chapter 4. Get Your Ducks in a Row: Manage Your Structure; Chapter 5. Do It Wrong the First Time: Manage Your Drafting; Chapter 6. Take a Break and Change Hats: Manage Your Internal Writer and Editor; Chapter 7. Signal Your Turns: Manage Your Paragraphs; Chapter 8. Say What You Mean: Manage Your Subjects and Verbs; Chapter 9. Pay Per Word: Manage Your Sentence Economy; Chapter 10. Translate Into English: Manage Your Word Choices; Chapter 11. Finish the Job: Manage Your Spelling, Punctuation, and MechanicsChapter 12. Evaluate Your Writing Process; Chapter 13. Writing; Chapter 14. Writing to Sell; Chapter 15/ Writing for Presentations; Chapter 16. Writing Across Cultures; AppendixesChapter Review Answers; Resources and Information; Index; Final Examination