COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR AND WRITING
FOR
PROFESSIONALS
WSU,
Tuesdays,
Ø Example of a
Business Report from Market Leader by David Cotton, David
Falvey, and Simon Kent Ø More on
Writing Definitions + List of Topics Ø Writing
for an North American Business Audience – Ø Tone in
Business Writing
– Hints about attitude and formality in writing from OWL Ø Revision
in Business Writing – How to achieve clarity and conciseness according to OWL Ø Writing Effective E-mails o
Dos and
Don’ts in Writing Business E-mails Ø Business
Letters – OWL
discusses what is included in a basic business letter as well as the three
letter formats Ø Writing Business Proposals and
Plans o
Proposal
samples and discussion o
Frain Simple
Business Plan Outline (discussed in class) o
Basic
business proposal outline o
Free
online course to learn how to write effective business plans, from Business
Week o
Advice
on sales proposals from CapturePlanning.com o
How
to write a sales proposal (with sample) from Edward Lowe Ø Interoffice
Memos – The
basics for memo writing from OWL Ø Research
Reports – For
scientists, engineers, and managers, writing up reports on conducted
research is essential. Here, OWL
offers advice on format and process. Ø Resume Writing ·
What are
keywords and why are they important? ·
Essential
Keywords in Resumes from Monster.com ·
A List of
Sample Resumes by Professional Area
