Writing fitness : practical exercises for better business writing

COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 2
ISBN 0931961351......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 6
PART I—INTRODUCTION......Page 7
INTRODUCTION......Page 8
Revising a Report......Page 0
Writing Fitness......Page 9
Some Helpful Resources......Page 10
PART II—SOME BASICS OF STYLE......Page 11
SOME BASICS OF STYLE......Page 12
EXERCISE SECTION......Page 13
EXERCISE # 1—SPELLING......Page 14
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #1......Page 15
EXERCISE #2—SPELLING SHORTCUTS......Page 16
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #2......Page 17
EXERCISE #3—SPELLING RULES......Page 18
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #3......Page 19
EXERCISE #4—THE APOSTROPHE......Page 20
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #4......Page 21
EXERCISE #5—THE COMMA......Page 22
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #5......Page 23
EXERCISE #6—CAPITAL LETTERS......Page 24
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #6.......Page 25
EXERCISE #7—MECHANICS......Page 26
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #7......Page 27
EXERCISE #8—USAGE......Page 28
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #8......Page 29
PART III—STARTING WITH THE SENTENCE......Page 30
STARTING WITH THE SENTENCE......Page 31
EXERCISE #9—ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE SENTENCES......Page 32
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #9......Page 33
EXERCISE #10—USE FAMILIAR WORDS......Page 34
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #10......Page 35
EXERCISE #11—ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY WORDS......Page 36
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #11......Page 37
EXERCISE #12—MORE ON WASTED WORDS......Page 38
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #12......Page 39
EXERCISE #13—AVOID REDUNDANCY......Page 40
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #13......Page 41
EXERCISE #14—USE ADJECTIVES SPARINGLY......Page 42
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #14......Page 43
EXERCISE #15—SHORT WORDS ARE BETTER......Page 44
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #15......Page 45
EXERCISE #16—AVOID CLICHES......Page 46
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #16......Page 47
EXERCISE #17—PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL......Page 48
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #17......Page 49
EXERCISE #18—MISPLACED WORDS......Page 50
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #18......Page 51
EXERCISE #19—WEAKLING VERBS......Page 52
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #19......Page 53
PART IV—EXERCISES TO HELP YOU WRITE BETTER MEMOS......Page 54
EXERCISES TO HELP YOU WRITE BETTER MEMOS......Page 55
EXERCISE #20—REVISING A MEMO (1)......Page 58
EXERCISE #21—REVISING A MEMO (2)......Page 60
PART V—THE BUSINESS LETTER......Page 62
THE BUSINESS LETTER......Page 63
EXERCISE #22—REVISING A BUSINESS LETTER (1)......Page 65
EXERCISE #23—REVISING A BUSINESS LETTER (2)......Page 68
PART VI—THE BUSINESS REPORT......Page 71
THE BUSINESS REPORT......Page 72
SOME DO’S AND DONTS FOR REPORT WRITING......Page 73
EXERCISE #24—REVISING A BUSINESS REPORT......Page 74
PART VII—NOW YOU TRY IT!......Page 80
EXERCISE #25—WRITING A MEMO (1)......Page 81
EXERCISE #26—WRITING A MEMO (2)......Page 83
EXERCISE #27—WRITING A MEMO (3)......Page 84
EXERCISE #28—WRITING A BUSINESS LETTER (1)......Page 85
EXERCISE #29—WRITING A BUSINESS LETTER (2)......Page 87
EXERCISE #30—WRITING A BUSINESS LETTER (3)......Page 89
EXERCISE #31—WRITING A BUSINESS REPORT......Page 91
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