Business Writing: Proven Techniques for Writing Memos, Letters, Reports, and Emails that Get Results Paperback – December 8, 2015

This book has been a vital tool for improving my business writing. Specifically, I enjoyed the book for its humor and efficacy in teaching to write professionally. Memo writing has been most helpful, along with bottom-lining by extracting stories from business writing. Writing tight, clear, and making a point quickly is essential to reach your audience, along with tone and even font! I am truly in awe with the tools gleaned from this book. I recommend this to anyone who needs to improve their writing. There has been a runover effect in my writing which is positively affecting my academic writing, too!

I loved the many examples and exercises which are great for referring back to. My favorite part (to read) of the book had to be the "Using Humor" section because I love to incorporate in my writing when possible. The most useful part for me had to be the "Getting Rid of Sentence Clutter" section because I do tend to do a lot of this. I look forward to referencing this great guide later in my career as well as education.

The perfect book for anyone looking to improve their business writing skills. It's an easy read & uses humor. I've liked the activities and suggestions for the activities as well. It has made me very picky as I read everyone's emails. I want everyone to be as brief as possible. Finally, I use this with very advanced ESL adults, but as far as I am concerned - this is a must-read for any business professional.

This is an excellent book on writing. It should be mandatory reading for everyone who will ever try to communicate ideas to others. It is a good guide for business and everyday writing. Unfortunately, these skills have been taken for granted, or even ignored, until we are required to prepare a formal communication. The author clearly demonstrates why all should become better writers. She shows how we all do even more writing in the age of electronic communication and social media. Her writing tips are immediately useful and entertainingly presented. I highly recommend this book.

I am admittedly a journalism major and already a proficient writer. But as a project director now, I wanted to brush up on business writing. Long story short, I couldn’t get past 20 pages of this book without cringing. The author provides examples of “good” memos that strike a completely inappropriate tone given seriousness of topic. I found these examples flippant in tone, not at all what business writing should be. Incomplete sentences are rampant in the sample memos; distracting formatting/layouts that get in the way of readability; questionable word choice... there are way better books out there. Can’t recommend this one.

It's good.

Great condition and it had the content I needed

I got this book for class, but didn't actually need it for exams.

This is the perfect book if you have a english business class in your program. Has a lot of useful information.