Business writing has seven purposes: Convey information Explain a situation Request action Seek information Persuade Reply to communication previously received Convey an attitude The goal of business writing is to have readers understand the message...

In the business world, workers use special skills to complete their reading tasks. Traditionally, however, business educators have relied on others to develop the job-related reading skills of their students. In 1975, Sticht noted that the overwhelming...

Studies show that Americans' number-one fear is public speaking. Actors, television personalities, and public speakers all feel it. And so do salespeople, community leaders, and managers who are called on to make seemingly routine presentations....

Business English is English especially related to international trade. It is a specialism within English language learning and teaching; for example, the teachers' organisation IATEFL has a special interest group called BESIG. Many non-native English...

Title Business English: Meetings Platform Windows 95, 98, or NT Macintosh 7.5 + Minimum Hardware Windows: Pentium PC; Macintosh: Power PC processor; Requirements 16 MB RAM; 2x CD-ROM drive; Quicktime 3.x or higher; SVGA monitor (Windows) Producer English Language Centre, University of Victoria Distributor...

Good writing is worth the effort--effort from you and from your people. Think about the communication that gets lost. The simple techniques in this book--on style, organization, and layout--can make all the difference to writers, readers, and supervisors. So push for plain English...