Successful writing at work /

Kolin, Philip C.

Successful writing at work / Philip C. Kolin. - 9th ed. - Boston, MA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, c2010. - xxiv, 728 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

BACKGROUNDS -- Getting Started: Writing and Your Career -- The Writing Process at Work -- Collaborative Writing and Meetings at Work -- CORRESPONDENCE -- Writing Routine Business Correspondence: Memos, Faxes, E-mails, IMs, and Blogs -- Writing Letters: Some Basics for Audiences Worldwide -- Types of Business Letters -- How to Get a Job: Searching, Preparing, Applying, and Interviewing -- GATHERING AND SUMMARIZING INFORMATION -- Doing Research for and Documentation for the Job -- Summarizing Material -- PREPARING DOCUMENTS AND VISUALS -- Designing Clear Visuals -- Designing Successful Documents and Websites -- Writing Instructions and Procedures -- Writing Winning Proposals -- Writing Effective Short Reports -- Writing Careful Long Reports -- Making Successful Presentations at Work -- A Writer's Brief Guide to Paragraphs, Sentences, and Words -- Proofreading Marks.

A comprehensive practical introduction to workplace writing that prepares them for a range of communication tasks. It offers guidelines for planning, drafting, revising, editing, and producing professional documents and graphics.

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English language -- Rhetoric.
English language -- Business English.
English language -- Technical English.
Technical writing.
Business writing.

CORRESPONDENCE GATHERING AND SUMMARIZING INFORMATION. PREPARING DOCUMENTS AND VISUALS. Writing Effective Short Reports Making Successful Presentations at Work.

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