Many employers complain about the poor communication skills of many young people seeking employment; and many people in employment are handicapped by the poor quality of their written work. While bad spelling, ineffective punctuation and faults in grammar create barriers between the writer and the reader, good English makes the reader feel at ease.The benefits of being a good writer at work are:Managers need to be able to communicate in order to get ideas across. If they cannot, they will be unable to make their viewpoint heard and they will be unable to influence customers, suppliers and colleagues as desiredIf you can write well, you will find that your views are given prominence over those of others. Effective communication, and that includes writing, is the key to career success and advancementThis book is for those who have difficulty in getting thoughts into words or their ideas across, as well as those who are satisfied with their writing but are ready to consider the possibility of improving it. It is all about the ways in which writing at work is important - helping the reader to observe, remember, think, plan, organise and communicate.
Author(s): Robert Barrass
Edition: 1
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 192
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Writing at work......Page 18
Do it this way......Page 25
Write a better letter......Page 45
On form......Page 67
Say it with words......Page 74
Say it without flowers......Page 86
Say it without words......Page 98
Something to report......Page 116
Helping your readers......Page 139
Finding and using information......Page 150
Just a minute......Page 161
Talking at work......Page 168
Punctuation......Page 189
Spelling......Page 197
Computer appreciation......Page 202
Bibliography......Page 210
Index......Page 211
