TY  - BOOK
AU  - Garner, Bryan A.
TI  - HBR guide to better business writing
SN  - 978-1422184035
U1  - 658.45 GAR 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boston
PB  - HBR Press
KW  - Business writing
KW  - Commercial correspondence
N1  - Rs.599/-  Invoice No. BW/ 591/2018-19; 	Introduction: why you need to write well --
Delivering the goods quickly and clearly. Know why you're writing --
Understand your readers --
Divide the writing process into four separate tasks --
Before writing in earnest, jot down your three main points--inc complete sentences --
Write in full--rapidly --
Improve what you've written --
Use graphics to illustrate and clarify --
Developing your skills. Be relentlessly clear --
Learn to summarize--accurately --
Waste no words --
Be plain-spoken: avoid bizspeak --
Use chronology when given a factual account --
Be a stickler for continuity --
Learn the basics of correct grammar --
Get feedback on you drafts from colleagues --
Avoiding the quirks that turn readers off. Don't anesthetize your reader --
Watch your tone --
Common forms of business writing. E-mails --
Business letters --
Memos and reports --
Performance appraisals --
N2  - 	
When you're fumbling for words and pressed for time, you might be tempted to dismiss good business writing as a nicety. But it's a skill you must cultivate to succeed: You'll lose time, money, and influence if your e-mails, proposals and other important documents fail to win people over
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