Business Letters a No-Nonsense Guide to Writing and Revising Them

This book is intended for people who want to learn about business writing without having to read the long technical explanations contained in many texts on the subject. The author uses a relaxed, semi-humorous style to explain how good business writers apply rules of vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, & sentence/paragraph structure in intelligent & imaginative ways. The book is concise--only 56 pages--but it covers every important area of letter & memo writing, including proofreading & revising. The author provides dozens of sample sentences & paragraphs, as well as eight complete letters & seven complete memos. The letters range from job applications & donation requests to product descriptions & "thanks-for-your-business" messages. The memos demonstrate effective ways of writing short in-company reports & sensible methods of handling employee-related problems. Four appendixes expand on the sections of the book that cover vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, & paragraph development. The appendix on sentence structure, for example, describes a convenient three-step process for correcting awkward & confusing statements.Hyland, John is the author of 'Business Letters a No-Nonsense Guide to Writing and Revising Them' with ISBN 9781881779001 and ISBN 1881779009.