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title	:	The Basics of Business Writing WorkSmart Series
author	:	Stuckey, Marty.
publisher	:	AMACOM Books
isbn10 | asin	:	0814477925
print isbn13	:	9780814477922
ebook isbn13	:	9780585034492
language	:	English
subject	Business writing.
publication date	:	1992
lcc	:	HF5718.3.S78 1992eb
ddc	:	808/.06665
subject	:	Business writing.

Page i The Basics Of Business Writing

Page ii The WorkSmart Series The Basics of Business Writing Commonsense Time Management How to Speak and Listen Effectively Successful Team Building

Page iii The Basics Of Business Writing Marty Stuckey AMACOM AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION THE WORKSMART SERIES

Page iv This book is available at a special discount when ordered in bulk quantities. For information, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stuckey, Marty. The basics of business writing / Marty Stuckey. p. cm.(The WorkSmart series) ISBN 0-8144-7792-5 1. Business writing. I. Title. II. Series. HF5718.3.S78 1992 808'.06665-dc2091-42689 CIP 1992 AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, New York. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Printing number 10

Page v Contents Preface vii Chapter 1 The Real Problem With Business Writing 1 Chapter 2 The Big Picture 6 Chapter 3 Step 1: Planning Your Writing 11 Chapter 4 Step 2: Writing the First Draft 25 Chapter 5 Step 3: Polishing the First Draft 31 Chapter 6 Step 4: Formatting for Easy Reading 46 Chapter 7 A Writer's Checklist 57 Chapter 8 Do's and Don'ts and Other Handy Resources 60

Page vii Preface Nothing so terrorizes so many otherwise competent adults as the prospect of having to write something (unless it's having to make a speech, which when you think about it, isn't really very different). They think of thirty-eight things they have to do first. They clean their desk, catch up on their phone calls, sharpen their pencil (figuratively or literally), pull out all their background files and a few others just in case everything possible to postpone the moment of truth: facing the blank page (or computer screen). Fear Of Writing Words fly, writings remain. (Litera scripta manet, verbum ut inane perit.) Latin Proverb Fear of writing originates from some serious misconceptions: That writing is hard or mysterious, or both That writing is a form of English significantly different from common speech That writing skill is a gift that some people have and some don't

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