Technical and Business Writing for Working Professionals

by Ray E. Hardesty

Overview

"Filled with Mr. Hardestyâs knowledge and experience from over 25 years in the fi elds of technical and business communication, this highly accessible, clearly written volume is both a grammar review and a guide to the main topics in technical and business writing. It is an invaluable aid for working professionals in all fi elds who fi nd that they must now learn to be good writers and communicators."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781456819408
Publisher:	Xlibris Corporation
Publication date:	06/22/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	420 KB

Table of Contents

	Introduction	11
Part 1	Basics of English
	Parts of Speech: Nouns	19
	Parts of Speech: Pronouns	26
	Parts of Speech: Verbs	35
	Parts of Speech: Adjectives	48
	Parts of Speech: Adverbs	55
	Parts of Speech: Prepositions	61
	Parts of Speech: Conjunctions	66
	Sentence Structure	73
Part 2	Technical Writing
	Introduction	89
	The First Two Laws of Good Technical Writing	91
	Short Forms	92
	Grammar and Punctuation: Syntax and Usage	96
	Grammar and Punctuation: Syntax and Usage	96
	Grammar and Punctuation: Punctuation	102
	Nomenclature	107
	Technical Writing Style	111
	Format	116
	The Writing Process	123
Part 3	Business Writing
	Identifying the Audience	133
	Business Writing "Tone"	138
	The Importance of Brevity	150
	E-Mail Correspondence and Interoffice Memorandums	154
	The Formal Business Letter	168
	The Internal Report	179
	The External Proposal	192
	Presentations	205
	Index	221