Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on June 21, 2008.
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Business writing can range from writing announcements, formal letters and e-mail, proposals and requests for proposal (RFP), press packets, publicity, and sales letters. Business Writing Guides help point you in the correct directions by providing instruction on how to complete specific business writing tasks. Business Style Guides further help by showing you how to adapt your writing so that it complies with what’s expected in business writing.
“Success in business relies on effective communication, which can take many forms. Understanding the particular formats needed for specific business writing tasks is the first step in achieving that necessary ability to communicate effectively.” –from The Everything Improve Your Writing Book by Pamela Rice Hahn
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on June 20, 2008.
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These guides will help you learn what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make editing decisions.
The copy editor’s job is usually associated with correcting grammar errors in a work. But it can include making other changes, such as adapting a work to match the intended readership level.
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on June 16, 2008.
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When it pertains to your writing, your grammar is an important part of making a good impression.
You may not realize it, but you are judged by what you write. Using correct grammar not only conveys a precise meaning, it also gives readers confidence that you know what you’re talking about. –from The Everything Improve Your Writing Book by Pamela Rice Hahn
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on June 3, 2008.
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The ability to write clear and concise documents can be an asset for any professional. When it comes to writing technical or scientific documents, it’s essential. Whether your intent is to translate technical terms and instructions into language that anyone can understand or to explain a scientific process to another scientist, there’s no room for ambiguity in technical writing. –from The Everything Improve Your Writing Book by Pamela Rice Hahn
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on June 2, 2008.
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Writing, like anything else worthwhile in life, takes discipline, instruction, and most of all, confidence in your ability to do a good job. You gain that all-important confidence through practice-and by studying samples of other works. –from The Everything Improve Your Writing Book by Pamela Rice Hahn
Different types of writing each require a different approach. Writing and communication guides are a valuable learning asset because the examples found on those pages can show you the best ways to get things down on paper.
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A professional writer since 1984, Pamela Rice Hahn is the author of 18 published books.