Book description
Learn how to write for the results you want every time, in every medium!
Do you wish you could write better? In today’s business world, good writing is key to success in just about every endeavor. Writing is how you connect with colleagues, supervisors, clients, partners, employees, and people you’ve never met. No wonder strong writers win the jobs, promotions and contracts. Business Writing For Dummies shows you, from the ground up, how to create persuasive messages with the right content and language every time—messages your readers will understand and act on.
This friendly guide equips you with a step-by-step method for planning what to say and how to say it in writing. This sytem empowers you to handle every writing challenge with confidence, from emails to proposals, reports to resumes, presentations to video scripts, blogs to social posts, websites to books. Discover down-to-earth techniques for sharpening your language and correcting your own writing problems. Learn how to adapt content, tone and style for each medium and audience. And learn to use every message you write to build better relationships and solve problems, while getting to the “yes” you want.
Whether you’re aiming to land your first job or are an experienced specialist in your field, Business Writing For Dummies helps you build your communication confidence and stand out.
- Present yourself with authority and credibility
- Understand and use the tools of persuasion
- Communicate as a remote worker, freelancer, consultant or entrepreneur
- Strategize your online presence to support your goals
- Bring out the best in people and foster team spirit as a leader
- Prepare to ace interviews, pitches and confrontations
Good communication skills, particularly writing, are in high demand across all industries. Use this book to gain the edge you need to promote your own success, now and down the line as your career goals evolve.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Introduction
- Part 1: Winning with Writing
- Part 2: Applying Your Skills to Business Messages and Documents
- Part 3: Writing to Present Yourself Effectively
- Part 4: Writing for Online Media
- Part 5: Leveraging Your Writing Skills
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Part 6: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 15: Ten (or So) Ways to Grow Your Personal Power with Writing
- Use Writing to Problem-Solve
- Write a “Pro” and “Con” List
- Handwrite to Spark Creativity
- Write to Take Charge of Your Emotions
- Take Notes about Your Work
- Take the Meeting Notes
- Take Notes of Your Anytime Ideas
- Prepare for Confrontation
- Write a Long-Range Career Plan
- Create Profiles of Your VIPs
- Write Gratefully
- Chapter 16: Ten Steps to Writing Your Own Book
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Chapter 15: Ten (or So) Ways to Grow Your Personal Power with Writing
- Index
- About the Author
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Business Writing For Dummies, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2021
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119696698
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