The Elements of Business Writing: A Guide to Writing Clear, Concise Letters, Memos, Reports, Proposals, and Other Business Documents
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Anyone who has ever had to write any business document, from interoffice memo to fifty-page proposal, will find this the single most effective tool for producing clear, concise, and persuasive prose. Equally useful to executives and support staff, it shows how to write clearly and powerfully, organize material and avoid errors and jargon. Product details and pricing info |
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8 Customer Reviews Posted
- Good Addition to The Elements of Style
- The Elements of Business Writing is clearly modeled after Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style", and it is a worthy addition. Authors Blake and Bly essentially have re-written the classic "Elements", and transformed it into "Business Elements". Lots of specific usage and style pointers, which I found very helpful. A quick read, may be somewhat of a review if you have written on the job for years, but this book also makes an excellent refresher for all the nuances that make writing go from good to great.
- 2008-06-24, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- The Elements of Business Writing: A Guide to Writing Clear, Concise Letters, Memos, Reports, Proposals, and Other Business Docum
- This is the type of book that collects dust at the bottom of your bookshelf, if it does not find it's way into the charity throw out bin. I wouldn't bother.
- 2007-11-13, 0 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Good but old
- The elements of business writing give good point to look at.But the book is old and sometime give weird information.It's not an important book to have but, but still have some info.
- 2006-06-25, 3 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Very helpful, easy to read.
- This book was easy to read and very helpful in communication skills.
- 2006-02-01, 3 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- One the best guides for business writers
- This book, with an obvious nod to Strunk and White (which it surpasses), lists 67 principles of good writing, with about two pages each of details and examples. It's on the short list of recommended resources in my book The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication.
- 2005-03-15, 18 of 20 people found this review helpful, Rated:
