The only business writing book you’ll ever need - Laura Brown, Rich Karlgaard 2019

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

For instructors and students

To write or not to write?

What communications professionals want you to know about writing at work

What kind of writer are you?

The seven steps

Step 1: Get the ask clear

Step 2: Write for your reader

Step 3: Start strong and specific

Step 4: Be concise

Step 5: Fill in missing content; delete extraneous content

Step 6: Write in plain english

Step 7: If something feels wrong, fix it

The checklist

The checklist in action: Before and after examples

Types of business writing

The basics

Business relationships

Promoting your business and yourself

Employment matters

Resources

Writing skills

Style

Grammar and usage

Commonly confused words

Punctuation

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Business writing survey

Appendix B: List of common prepositions

Contributors