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Business writing is different

Writing for a business audience is usually quite different than writing in the humanities, social sciences, or other…

September 4, 2021 · Taylor Emma
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Group Project Writing

Workplace teams have been lauded for improving the quality of decision making in an organization, for fostering innovation…

September 4, 2021 · Taylor Emma
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Memos

Memo are written for a variety of reasons. Typically, they are used to provide a brief discussion of…

September 4, 2021 · Taylor Emma
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Forms of Business Writing

There are numerous forms of what we might informally call business writing. These include: major reports, business plans,…

September 4, 2021 · Taylor Emma
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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…

September 4, 2021 · Taylor Emma
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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.…

September 4, 2021 · Taylor Emma
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Document Guidelines

Purpose and Audience Your purpose and your audience will determine many critical features of your document, including your…

September 4, 2021 · Taylor Emma