Business Writing Skills

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing ". Benjamin Franklin

Writing to make impact for an audience of senior managers or key stakeholders can be a key challenge and requires a set of key skills.

From emails to key proposals the demands are to write succinctly, with the right tone  to  grab attention by informing and engaging the reader. Writing clearly and persuasively requires neither magic nor luck. And it's not a genetic gift. It's a skill, you can build with the help of the practical advice  provided in these books

EXCELLENT BOOKS ON BUSINESS WRITING SKILLS

One featured book - the Harvard Business Review Guide to Better Business Writing -  provides excellent guidance:

Tips include:

Refine it. Take a hard look at the structure of your writing. Only include sections that are necessary to support your points.

Consider an informal tone. Just because you're writing a report doesn't mean you need to be formal. Writing like a bureaucrat makes you use longer words and a complicated sentence structure. Adopting a more informal tone often helps you be direct and concise.

Cut and then cut more. Look over your document sentence by sentence. If a sentence doesn't serve an important purpose, get rid of it.

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