| Want to get promoted? Your business writing | | | | outline before you start writing. This ensures that |
| skills will not only help you to keep your job, they'll | | | | you cover all the points you want to make. |
| also ensure that you're promoted regularly. In this | | | | 3. What's the Point? Write an Executive Summary |
| article we'll cover four tips which will help you to | | | | For any piece of writing longer than a couple of |
| improve your writing and thrill your boss. | | | | pages, create an executive summary. Your |
| These tips will help you in any job-related writing | | | | summary should be succinct. It often helps to |
| -- anything from writing email messages to writing | | | | write your executive summary from your outline. |
| marketing materials. | | | | Once you've finished writing, reread the summary |
| 1. Write As You Speak -- Aim for Clarity | | | | to ensure that it covers everything you meant to |
| Although most business writing is relatively formal, | | | | cover, and makes the points you intended making. |
| you should nevertheless aim for a conversational, | | | | 4. Read It out Loud -- Does It Make Sense? |
| clear style. Why? Because it ensures that your | | | | Here's a tip which will help you in everything you |
| writing is read. | | | | write: read it aloud when you've finished. |
| Since much of your writing will be read on the | | | | When you read aloud, you'll catch awkward |
| computer screen, ensure that you: | | | | phrases, misused tenses, and typos too. I use the |
| * Use white space -- pay attention to paragraphs | | | | text to speech software on my Mac for |
| * Use headings and bullet points | | | | important documents and find it great to help me |
| If you're shaky on spelling and punctuation rules, | | | | to focus on exactly what works and what doesn't |
| brush up on them. Good spelling and punctuation | | | | in a document. |
| makes life easier for your readers, and ensures | | | | You'll find many text to speech applications on the |
| that they receive a good impression of your | | | | Web, some free. I urge to you try them out. |
| mental and other abilities. | | | | So there you have four business writing tips |
| 2. Create an Outline Before You Start Writing | | | | which will ensure that your writing thrills your boss. |
| Writing is an exercise in logic. Create a simple list | | | | |