Writers rarely spit out their best copy on the first draft. (If you meet a writer who claims to have the secret for doing so, please let the rest of us know.) First drafts — and second drafts and sometimes thirds — exist to hash your ideas out on paper. After you’ve revised your book, story, blog post […]
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Brief Guide to Business Writing
Kenneth G. Brown, Ph.D. David J. Barton, B.A. Department of Management and Organizations University of Iowa Table of Contents Introduction Document Guidelines Paragraph Guidelines Sentence Guidelines Appendix A: The Writing Process Appendix B: Sample Business Letter Appendix C: Sample Memo Appendix D: Sample E-mail Appendix E: Word Choice Appendix F: Reading Resources Appendix G: Writing […]
Tips for writing texts for an international audience
Writing texts for an international audience is not a simple task and it poses a challenge for those responsible for managing the distribution of multilingual content. The first challenge is that the management team of the company must understand the value and return on investment of multilingual content and of translating into several languages. The second is that the […]