Successful Writing at Work Book

Preface. Part I: BACKGROUNDS. 1. Getting Started: Writing and Your Career. 2. The Writing Process at Work. 3. Collaborative Writing and Meetings at Work. Part II: CORRESPONDENCE. 4. Writing Routine Business Correspondence: Memos, Faxes, E-mails, IMs, and Blogs. 5. Writing Letters: Some Basics for Audiences Worldwide. 6. Types of Business Letters. 7. How to Get a Job: Searching, Preparing, Applying, and Interviewing. Part III: GATHERING AND SUMMARIZING INFORMATION. 8. Doing Research for and Documentation for the Job. 9. Summarizing Material. Part IV: PREPARING DOCUMENTS AND VISUALS. 10. Designing Clear Visuals. 11. Designing Successful Documents and Websites. 12. Writing Instructions and Procedures. 13. Writing Winning Proposals. 14. Writing Effective Short Reports. 15. Writing Careful Long Reports. 16. Making Successful Presentations at Work. A Writer's Brief Guide to Paragraphs, Sentences, and Words. Proofreading Marks.