Document Guidelines
Purpose and Audience Your purpose and your audience will determine many critical features of your document, including your format, strategy, and word choice. So the first thing to determine when…
Business Writing Resources
This section assists users in developing business writing skills. Spelling Remember to always use spell-check before printing your document but realize that spell-check is not foolproof. You must, or have…
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 and style need to emphasize action. For example, let’s take the common…
Incorporate multimedia
Sometimes a picture—or infographic or video—really is worth a thousand words. Research shows that 90 percent of the information transmitted to the human brain is visual, and people process visual information 60,000…
Nix the jargon
The web is for everyone—not just technical experts. So make sure information is understandable for the educated non-specialist. Spell out acronyms on first reference. Avoid insider language. Explain complex or…
Know your audience
It sounds simple, but so many writers put pen to paper—or finger to keyboard—before thinking about who it is they’re trying to reach. Before drafting content, ask yourself these questions:…
Key Points to writing a document
Use of language · Appropriate · Jargon · Plain English Content · Simple sentences and or statements · Use of dot points · Everything to the point · This is job specific – use experts in the…
WRITING FOR A PURPOSE
Get started Start by brainstorming and writing down any ideas that come into your mind. Logical order and sequence can be looked at further on but the most important thing…
THE BUSINESS LETTER
A letter is a message written on letterhead paper and addressed to someone outside the organization. It is usually sent through the mail. The body of the letter is made…
PURPOSE OF EFFECTIVE WRITING
In business, in the workplace, and in our personal lives, we all stand to benefit from more effective communication skills. Writing is essential to communicate your message clearly and professionally…
