Business Writing for Managers

Ken O'Quinn

Description

Communication skills are important for everyone, but especially for managers. In this issue of TD at Work, Ken O’Quinn walks managers through a process for crafting clear, effective prose. He provides guidance for organizing your thinking, creating your first draft, and fine-tuning your words to make them as clear as possible.
“Business Writing for Managers” has specific tips to help you eliminate stuffy language that keeps readers at a distance and, instead, write lively prose that draws them in. His advice can help you with all kinds of messages, from short emails to lengthy proposals.
This issue includes:
· before and after writing samples
· a process for effective editing
· suggestions for formatting
· advice for sharing difficult information
· tips for distinguishing yourself as a communicator.

Sujets

• Entrepreneuriat
• Business
• Economics
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Business Writing

Informations

• Publié par: Association for Talent Development
• Date de parution: 15 août 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781562862022
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

at work TIPS, TOOLS & INTELLIGENCE FOR DEVELOPING TALENT

MANAGEMENT

JUNE 2017 ISSUE 1706

BUSINESS WRITING FOR MANAGERS Ken O’Quinn

management VOL. 34 • ISSUE 1706 • JUNE 2017 BUSINESS WRITING FOR MANAGERS

AUTHOR

Ken O’Quinn Ken O’Quinn is a workshop leader and professional wriing coach who has helped housands of business professionals worldwide improve heir abiliy o craf clear, compelling messages. He sared Wriing Wih Clariy following a long journalism career wih he Associaed Press and now conducs corporae workshops and provides one-on-one coaching.

Community Manager, Management Ryan Changcoco

Editor , TD at Work Paty Gaul

Managing Editor Teresa Preson

Production Design Iris Sanchez

WRITING AS A PROCESS ............................................................................. 1 WRITING CRISP, CLEAR PROSE ..................................................................3 BRINGING WRITING TO LIFE ..................................................................... 6 PACKAGING A MESSAGE.............................................................................7 USING A PROFESSIONAL TONE ................................................................ 9 INFLUENCING YOUR AUDIENCE............................................................. 10 HANDLING THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATION ......................................16 CONCLUSION................................................................................................16

REFERENCES & RESOURCES ...................................................................... 17

JOB AIDS  Distinguishing Yourself as a Communicator.................................... 18

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