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Memos
Memo are written for a variety of reasons. Typically, they are used to provide a brief discussion of…
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A senior editor for The Mars that left the company to join the team of SenseCentral as a news editor and content creator. An artist by nature who enjoys video games, guitars, action figures, cooking, painting, drawing and good music.
Basics
Forms of Business Writing
There are numerous forms of what we might informally call business writing. These include: major reports, business plans,…
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General Writing Resources
THE WRITING PROCESS These OWL resources will help you with the writing process: pre-writing (invention), developing research questions…
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principles of business writing
Focus Adjust the scope and scale of your writing to influence the attitude and behavior of your readers.…
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Document Guidelines
Purpose and Audience Your purpose and your audience will determine many critical features of your document, including your…
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Business Writing Resources
This section assists users in developing business writing skills. Spelling Remember to always use spell-check before printing your…
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Keep the action in your content writing
Writing for the web should be powerful, direct and punchy. To do that, your sentence structure, word choice…
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Incorporate multimedia
Sometimes a picture—or infographic or video—really is worth a thousand words. Research shows that 90 percent of the information transmitted…
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Nix the jargon
The web is for everyone—not just technical experts. So make sure information is understandable for the educated non-specialist.…
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Know your audience
It sounds simple, but so many writers put pen to paper—or finger to keyboard—before thinking about who it…
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