Writing at Work
A Quick and Easy Guide to Grammar and Effective Business Writing
by Ellis Morgan
RRP £8.99
Format: Paperback (136 pages)
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Would you like to be more confident about language, grammar, punctuation and spelling? Do you want to write better emails, letters, leaflets and reports to improve sales, customer satisfaction and internal communications? Writing at Work will boost your writing confidence and get you and your business communicating more successfully.
Presented in bite-sized chunks with practical examples, Writing at Work is an A to Z of everything you need to know to polish up your writing skills. There’s also a useful List of Everyday Words that will help you banish gobbledegook forever. Plus, you’ll learn how to:
- Find the right tone of voice for your audience.
- Get rid of tautologies, jargon and meaningless phrases.
- Tackle the important task of proof reading.
Your copy of Writing at Work will become the indispensible handbook you reach for whenever you need help with your writing.
Who’ll enjoy this book?
If you want to iron out those writing wrinkles at work, this is the book for you. Whether you work in an office, a hairdressing salon, a school or a shop doesn’t really matter – all of us have to write to our customers and staff from time to time, or will need to compose the wording for an advert or leaflet to promote our business. If you want a simple, easy to read guide to language and grammar that isn’t too taxing, then Writing at Work is for you.
This isn’t a stuffy academic guide to grammar. It’s an easy-to-read, practical handbook that will show you how to use semicolons, commas, and questions marks, and help you put your apostrophes in all the right places.
Do you know the difference between `may’ and `might’, `who’ and `whom’, `less’ and `fewer’? Do you know how to use `advice’ and `advise’, `affect’ and `effect’, `practice’ and `practise’? Writing at Work will teach you all of these things and more.
If you want to succeed in business, a flair for language is essential. If your writing doesn’t make the grade, you won’t be taken seriously. To get yourself noticed at work (for the right reasons) read a copy of Writing at Work and start brushing up your writing skills today.
About the author
Ellis Morgan has worked as a professional communicator for 20 years in both the public and private sectors. She has experience of customer communications in the railway and education sectors and, more recently, in local government. Her roles have included being editor and copywriter for staff newsletters and customer magazines, website content author, and writer of press releases and leaflets. She has also delivered training and staff workshops on writing in plain English and, in her spare time, has had articles published as a freelance writer.