Hbr Guide To Better Business Writing
by Bryan A. Garner · first published 2013
100% recommend
"DON'T LET YOUR WRITING HOLD YOU BACK. When you're fumbling for words and pressed for time, you might be tempted to dismiss good business writing as a nicety. But it's a skill you must cultivate to succeed: You'll lose time, money, and influence if your e-mails, proposals, and other important documents fail to win people over. The "HBR Guide to Better Business Writing," by writing expert Bryan A. Garner, gives you the tools you need to express your ideas clearly and persuasively so clients, colleagues, stakeholders, and partners will get behind them. This book will help you: (1) Push past writ
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…King 10. Zen In The Art of Writing - Ray Bradbury 11. Eats, Shoots & Leaves - Lynne Truss 12. Where Do You Get Your Ideas - Fred White 13. The Complete Guide to Article Writing - Naveed Saleh 14. HBR Guide To Better Business Writing - Bryan A. Garner 15. Make A Scene - Jordan E. Rosenfeld 16. Beginnings, Middles, & Ends - Nancy Kress I'm also a big believer in having a strong vocabulary, even though I don't try to write in a pretentious,…
on “Ask HN: How to become a better at writing?” ↗…and Grace,” by Joseph Williams. It’s by far the best advice on writing I’ve ever read. I learned about it from Norman Ramsey’s website [1], which has many other good resources. Another good book is the “HBR Guide to Better Business Writing,” by Bryan Garner. [1] http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~nr/students/writing.html
on “Lessons Learned from “On Writing Well”” ↗Really good, short book that you will learn a lot from and can apply the next day when writing emails. HBR Guide to Better Business Writing https://www.amazon.com/HBR-Guide-Better-Business-Writing/dp/... Also, in general all "HBR Guide to _____" books are awesome.
on “Ask HN: What is your take on being a better writer?” ↗