Writing That Works; How to Communicate Effectively In Business

As the author of Email Writing Secrets - Win at Work with Powerful, Effective, and Concise Emails, I can say this book really stands out on helping people write better for their business needs. What I enjoyed most about this book are the solid examples offered and the easy way the book is structured so that the information easy to devour and understand.

A highly recommended read on effective communications.

I read The Power Of Connection: Secrets To Successful Communication and I was looking for a way to round out my skills with communication. "The Power of Connection" taught me about how to reach out to people and talk to them in the best way possible. It talked about ways to really connect yourself to them and get your message across. Then I found this book. This book helped me to learn more about the other side of communication and that's writing.
See when you talk with people properly you're able to get them to really understand you and you get them to like you. To form connections you have to be able to talk well and listen well. Those skills work great whether for your personal or business life. But writing is a very important skill for anyone that wants to make it in the business world as well. You have to be able to make those same types of connections and communicate just as well through the written word as through spoken.
This book talks about all the different types of writing you may have to do in the business world. That means everything from memos and plans to fund-raising and presentations. It even discusses nearly everything in between. You'll be able to really understand what needs to be in all those written assignments you've been doing over the years. You'll also learn how to make them far less difficult. You won't have to spend hours struggling over the right phrasing or the right word. Instead, you'll be able to get all the information you need from this book.
The newest edition of this book even includes things like how to send proper e-mails rather than simply physically written letters. So you'll have the edge on everyone in your office by having some assistance with writing all of your important documents. That means you'll be the 'go to' person for writing all the important papers and getting all those important jobs and clients. This book can make you a more valuable employee and that's always a good thing for anyone.
You'll learn how to write these types of documents through instruction and examples. So you'll be able to see what you've done wrong all this time and what you've done right as well. You won't need to guess any longer. So don't worry about how you're going to write that next report for your boss. Instead, get this book and learn how to do it the right way.
If you have any type of job where you have to write out documents of any kind (which is nearly any job) then you really need this book. Even if you're not working and you're in school this book can help you as well since it talks about how to write reports and speeches as well. Don't let a great project pass you by.

This expanded version of an earlier edition of two seasoned advertising executive' original writing guide is something like Elements of Style, but aimed squarely at someone writing for business purposes (e.g., one of the ten chapters is "Asking for Money". There is a useful afterword describing a dozen more books to help you write better. Recommended as a good starting point for any business person wanting to write more effectively.

This was a terrific book which I would recommend to all of my clients, colleagues and friends -- but not to my competitors. It gives too many good ideas on how to get your message across effectively, succinctly and clearly.
The style is particularly effective -- bullet points with examples and real world examples of how to write more effectively.
As a securities analyst following technology companies, I am in a very writing-intensive business, where I need to get my point across as effectively as possible in as few words as possible.
At another level, I am alarmed by the caliber of writing that I see from people who we recruit -- people from major universities and graduate schools -- who are unable to write effectively. This book will be a useful tool for them -- better late than never.

This was a great book when it was first published in 1981. But even "classics" can be improved and this third edition is even better. It's obviously written for people living in an English-speaking environment, but I think it's even more useful in the rest of the world. Many of its pages contain effective and practical advice that can be very valualble in *any* language. And it's important to all of us - no matter where we are or how we earn a living - to understand how to use the "global language" effectively.

In business, the adage holds - it's not always what you say but how you say it that counts. Writing That Works provides clear examples of how to write and communicate effectively and efficiently. This edition includes excellent tips on writing and controlling e-mail. Kudos to the author on his common sense advice to technical writers such as writing "like you talk" and skipping the latest business jargon. I keep this book on my desk as a reference guide and highly recommend this text to anyone in business, especially to those on my team!

This is a concise, relevant, topical, well written book on writing. It covers all the areas important to the younger generation, e-mail, resumes, letters etc. Unfortunately, many have not been drilled in the discipline of the written expression of the English language. As an educator and dean I see this all the time. People not only express themselves breaking the rules of grammar, but verbosely. The authors are to be congratulated on their contribution to the culture. I am sure they would be able to spruce up my review!

Communicating the `right' way is fundamental to business success. Writing That Works offers readers several `right' ways to written communications. It is different from other guides in several ways:
- It keeps current with times
- It is clear, concise and informative
- It addresses a broad group of business readers-students to CEOs
- It is practical and easy to apply.
Like a good mentor, this book will be an invaluable aid throughout one's business career.

This is a highly effective, easy-to-understand work that has significant benefits for anyone involved in business communications. The section on e-mails is particularly helpful given the increasing prevalence and lack of guidance/rules for this form of communication. Hearty thumbs-up!

An easy to read, extremely useful guide to effective business writing and "written business etiquette." The guidance relating to computer/email communications is particularly valuable, and should be read by anyone who communicates regularly on-line. I plan to order copies of the book for all my senior reports.

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