Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Write it Right

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/how-improve-your-business-writing.html
http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/03/better-business-writing-leadership-careers-tips.html
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/681/01/

Business writing is a lot like academic writing. Except when it's not.
  • Like academic writing, business writing need to have a point.
  • Like academic writing, business writing must be clear and concise.
  • Like academic writing, business writing should be proofread carefully for simple errors.
But...
  • Unlike academic writing, business writing tends to state the point at the very beginning, not at the end of a contextualizing intro paragraph.
  • Unlike academic writing, business writing may rely more heavily on bullet points, subheadings and attachments for all but the bare bones of an idea.
  • Unlike academic writing, business writing tends to avoid the "comparison-contrast" model of development. 
What else? Visit the links above for more information!

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