Business Writing for Dummies - Paperback

by Natalie Canavor (Author)

Learn how to write for the results you want every time, in every medium

Do you wish you could write better? In today's business world, good writing is key to success in just about every endeavor. Writing is how you connect with colleagues, supervisors, clients, partners, employees, and people you've never met. No wonder strong writers win the jobs, promotions and contracts. Business Writing For Dummies shows you, from the ground up, how to create persuasive messages with the right content and language every time--messages your readers will understand and act on.

This friendly guide equips you with a step-by-step method for planning what to say and how to say it in writing. This sytem empowers you to handle every writing challenge with confidence, from emails to proposals, reports to resumes, presentations to video scripts, blogs to social posts, websites to books. Discover down-to-earth techniques for sharpening your language and correcting your own writing problems. Learn how to adapt content, tone and style for each medium and audience. And learn to use every message you write to build better relationships and solve problems, while getting to the "yes" you want.

Whether you're aiming to land your first job or are an experienced specialist in your field, Business Writing For Dummies helps you build your communication confidence and stand out.

• Present yourself with authority and credibility
• Understand and use the tools of persuasion
• Communicate as a remote worker, freelancer, consultant or entrepreneur
• Strategize your online presence to support your goals
• Bring out the best in people and foster team spirit as a leader
• Prepare to ace interviews, pitches and confrontations

Good communication skills, particularly writing, are in high demand across all industries. Use this book to gain the edge you need to promote your own success, now and down the line as your career goals evolve.

Front Jacket

• Write for the right audience
• Craft the perfect message
• Inform, persuade and stand out

Make business writing your superpower!

Whether you're looking for your next job or promotion, or you're a new or future entrepreneur or freelancer, strategic writing can be the key to achieving your goals. This friendly guide shows you how to understand your audiences and create messages that win the yes you want. You'll learn an easy structure for determining what to say and how to say it that works for every email, proposal, blog, resume, letter, report, website, social post, presentation and video. Plus, discover commonsense techniques for handling technical challenges and improving your own writing.

Inside...

• Learn to plan what you'll say
• Catch and keep reader interest
• Create the right content
• Use language that gets results
• Adapt to each platform
• Write for remote work
• Fix your own writing problems
• Handle challenging messages

Back Jacket

• Write for the right audience
• Craft the perfect message
• Inform, persuade and stand out

Make business writing your superpower!

Whether you're looking for your next job or promotion, or you're a new or future entrepreneur or freelancer, strategic writing can be the key to achieving your goals. This friendly guide shows you how to understand your audiences and create messages that win the "yes" you want. You'll learn an easy structure for determining what to say and how to say it that works for every email, proposal, blog, resume, letter, report, website, social post, presentation and video. Plus, discover commonsense techniques for handling technical challenges and improving your own writing.

Inside...

• Learn to plan what you'll say
• Catch and keep reader interest
• Create the right content
• Use language that gets results
• Adapt to each platform
• Write for remote work
• Fix your own writing problems
• Handle challenging messages

Author Biography

Natalie Canavor's career spans national magazine editing, journalism, corporate communications and public relations. Her writing for business media, professional audiences and The New York Times have won dozens of national and international awards. She has taught advanced writing seminars for NYU and conducts frequent workshops.