ISBN: 978-1-932436-22-8

The Business-Writing Manual is a 74-page workbook that connects to Write for Business, focusing on the strategies and forms needed for effective workplace writing.

Part I of the Business-Writing Manual provides 22 trait-based strategies to help businesspeople improve their writing right away. Each strategy is concrete and easy to understand, and each is reinforced with an activity. Explanations, examples, and graphics make each strategy easy to grasp.

Part II of the Business-Writing Manual covers four important forms of business writing: correspondence, reports, proposals, and instructions. Each form is explained and modeled, with activities to get participants writing.

Note: This manual was designed both as a self-study course and as an on-site training tool.

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“This was an outstanding workshop and it provided practical, timely, and pertinent help!”

—Alice Walkup, National League of Cities