Smart Skills Business Writing

Author : Patrick Forsyth
Publisher : Legend Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787198210

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Smart Skills: Business Writing by Patrick Forsyth Pdf

Book 3 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead. Gain a competitive edge at work with your business writing skills Effective business writing skills can help you win that million-pound contract, earn a promotion, resolve a dispute or generate a significant increase in business leads. Our Smart Skills book offers proven, practical advice on how to put over a clear and impressive message in a style that's deceptively simple and even enjoyable to read. These guidelines will teach you how to:•Write and format business reports, proposals or presentations•Recognise the dangers of poor writing•Write effectively under time pressure•Use persuasive techniques and structures•Deal with all types of documentation from a "simple" email to a long reportAccessibly written, it includes checklists, templates and exercises to help you work through even the most basic building blocks of good writing. Business Writing provides an antidote to the dangers of 'gobbledegook' and 'business-speak' and allows you to generate any kind of document with confidence. After reading this guide, your writing will be effective, engaging and memorable- a vital skill for all professionals.***ContentsPreface: The dangers of poor writing and the opportunities of good1. Introduction: Good writing is the business equivalent of an open goal2. Getting it down right3. Making language work for you4. Making it persuasive5. Horses for courses: linking style to method6. The brief, the very brief and the ubiquitous email7. At length: reports and proposalsPostscript,

Author : Frances Kay
Publisher : Legend Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789550047

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Smart Skills: Working with Others by Frances Kay Pdf

Part of the Smart Skills Series Working with Others offers all you need to know to work successfully with colleagues and business associates, whether you are an employee, manager, freelancer or business owner.Many of the most successful business ideas and projects spring from collaboration between people, so making sure you work effectively with others can be the making or breaking of a business

Author : Anthony Jacks
Publisher : Legend Press Ltd
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787198180

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Building Career Success by Anthony Jacks Pdf

In today's working environment building your career success can seem like a minefield, conditions such as increasing levels of competition, accountability, limited potential for advancement, and lack of opportunities can prevent you from developing career success.

Author : Patrick Forsyth
Publisher : Legend Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789550009

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Smart Skills: Communications by Patrick Forsyth Pdf

Communication is one of the most basic functions in any organization. It transmits ideas, thoughts, information, opinions, and plans between various parts of an organization as well as to external customers or businesses – Its vital importance can never be over emphasized. Yet it can be difficult and communication breakdown is not uncommon. There are several essential elements to making business communications work; these include structure, clarity, consistency, medium, and relevancy and our guide covers those areas within the below chapters: •Essential foundations of success •Preparation •Face-to-face communication •Putting it in writing •Electronic Communication •On your feet •Being persuasive •Negotiating Our Smart Skill guide will enable you to target and convey your information through software, telephone or in-person methods. Regardless of what medium you use, effective communication means your message is received clearly and is understood entirely.

Author : Patrick Forsyth
Publisher : Legend Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787197930

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Smart Skills: Persuasion by Patrick Forsyth Pdf

Book 6 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead.Maximise your opportunities by mastering the art of persuasion The underappreciated skill of persuasion is vital not just for negotiations, but in every aspect of business life. Taking on more responsibility, motivating your team, getting that big promotion: everything is possible once you've mastered the art of convincing people. By following these simple steps you can learn first how to recognise your power in any professional situation, and then how to harness that power to your advantage. The key persuasive tactics covered in this concise Smart Skills guide include:•Mastering persuasive language•Personalising your pitch: “the tailored approach”•Conveying credibility•Handling and overcoming objections•Dealing with “maybe”Take advantage of every opportunity, starting today.

Author : Nan S. Levinson
Publisher : AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9780761213857

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How to Sharpen Your Business Writing Skills by Nan S. Levinson Pdf

Author : Frances Kay
Publisher : Legend Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787198654

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Smart Skills: Presentations by Frances Kay Pdf

Book 2 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead.Everything you need to know about presenting- a must have for any employee, manager, freelancer or business owner?Despite being one of the most dreaded professional tasks, public speaking is an increasingly important skill to master: the ability to engage and connect can truly set you apart from the crowd in a competitive market. This easy-to-follow, succinct guide will provide you with effective tips and resources to help you with both the practical task of putting together a presentation and proven strategies for building up your confidence. This handy guide includes:•Detailed advice on strategy, structure and format•How to pinpoint and communicate your core message•Expert strategies for staying calm and collected•Understanding your audience's needs•How to show your passion and create a rapport with your audience•Best practice for using visual aids and speaker notesKay splits up the presenting process into three key stages: before the presentation, during the event, and afterwards. This easy method makes this Smart Skills guide a useful tool for anyone who has to present to an audience, even a complete beginner.***ContentsPrefaceForewordNotes from the authorIntroduction: The opportunities - and the difficulties - of getting to your feetBEFORE THE PRESENTATIONChapter OneFocusing on the taskIdeas and objectivesStrategy, structure and formatChapter TwoGetting organisedCalming the nervesHarnessing your secret weaponsSpacial awarenessChapter ThreePutting your message togetherSpeaker’s notesWith a little help from your friendsDURING THE PRESENTATIONChapter FourConfronting the audienceGaining attentionCreating rapportChapter FiveCommunicating your messageGaining acceptanceIn conclusionCan you hear me at the back?Chapter SixInvolving your listenersUse of visual aidsSigns of revoltAnything and everythingAFTER THE PRESENTATIONChapter SevenQuestion time and feedbackHandling questions and objectionsIn the chairPresentation performance checklist

Author : Patrick Forsyth
Publisher : Smart Skills
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 190775637X

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Meetings by Patrick Forsyth Pdf

The first in the "Smart Skills" series, "Meetings" offers all you need to know to get the most out of meetings - from setting meetings up, leading them, to how to make the most out of them once the meeting is over. A must for any employee, manager, freelancer of business owner. The book offers proven, practical advice on: setting objectives and creating practical agendas; deciding who should attend and when and where; effective chairing and effective participation - the communications skills necessary - listening, observing, questioning and getting your points across; dealing with problems; follow up after the meeting to prompt suitable action.

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422184042

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HBR Guide to Better Business Writing (HBR Guide Series) by Bryan A. Garner Pdf

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 luxury. 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: • Push past writer’s block • Grab—and keep—readers’ attention • Earn credibility with tough audiences • Trim the fat from your writing • Strike the right tone • Brush up on grammar, punctuation, and usage

Author : Natalie Canavor,Claire Meirowitz
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780137015429

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The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing by Natalie Canavor,Claire Meirowitz Pdf

Give yourself a powerful competitive advantage by becoming a better business writer. Better writers get better jobs and more promotions; they persuade people through emails, Web sites, presentations, proposals, resumes, grant proposals, you name it. Businesses know this: that's why they spend $3 billion a year helping their employees become more effective writers. The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing shows you how to master the art of effective business communication replacing the old standards of jargon, pomposity, and grammar drills with a simple, quick and conversational writing style. Authors Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz demonstrate how to plan and organize your content; make your point faster; tell your readers what's in it for them; construct winning documents of every kind, print and electronic, even blog entries and text messages! The Truth about the New Rules of Business Writing brings together the field's best knowledge, and shows exactly how to put it to work. With an "aha" on every page, it presents information in a clear, accessible style that's easy to understand and use. Written in short chapters, it covers the entire field, cuts to the heart of every topic, pulls back the curtain on expert secrets, and pops the bubble of commonly-held assumptions. Simply put, this book delivers easy, painless writing techniques that work.

Author : Martin Manser
Publisher : Teach Yourself
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781444190304

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Effective Business Writing in a Week: Teach Yourself by Martin Manser Pdf

Most of us spend hours every day typing emails and other documents at work, yet how many of us have ever had any training in writing skills? New and aspiring managers find themselves having to write advertising copy or press releases, while many businesses want to engage successfully online. Effective Business Writing in a week is a practical guide to better communication at work, whether through more traditional forms such as business reports or through email, websites and social media. Keywords: Style Structure Email Business reports Presentations Letters Advertising Press releases Letters social media website copy

Author : Kim Kerrigan,Steven Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 097222503X

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Get a Grip on Business Writing by Kim Kerrigan,Steven Wells Pdf

No matter what your level of writing skills, you will strengthen and cultivate your written communication by completing the 18 lively and down-to-earth lessons found in this self-study book. You not only will have the opportunity to refine your writing skills by studying sound-and common sense-writing concepts that are arranged in a logical and useful sequence; you also will have numerous opportunities to apply (and enjoy applying) your new-found writing abilities throughout this course. In this way, you will learn excellent writing habits that last a lifetime. And you will under-stand the importance of your unique personality in developing powerful and productive business correspondence every time you communicate on paper or by electronic means. Get a Grip on Business Writing will show you how to create vibrant, effective, and correct e-mails and letters by incorporating the six simple-to-apply steps of the "you viewpoint" style of writing. Additionally, your personal correspondence will become more animated and stimulating because of the techniques in the program that naturally flow from your professional life into your private life. This self-study writing skills course is unlike most others in several ways. Notably, it draws extensively on the different aspects of your personality to acquire and refine your business writing skills. Get a Grip on Business Writing also stresses the importance of using your present skills in a more original and influential way to produce dynamic correspondence in today's busy work-place. This program doesn't provide you with innumerable "canned letters" for every business occasion (with the subtle implication that all you need to do is change the wording of each, and you'll have a suitable and well-written letter for every workplace situation). Rather, Get a Grip on Business Writing intends for you to think about why you are writing any piece of correspondence and to consider your reader during each step of the writing process whether you are writing an e-mail, letter, or report.

Author : Jack E. Appleman
Publisher : Association for Talent Development
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781947308312

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10 Steps to Successful Business Writing, 2nd Edition by Jack E. Appleman Pdf

In Today’s Business World, You Are What You Write Good writing can launch a career. It has the power to break through clutter and capture readers’ imaginations. And good writing is not just a skill that marketers must master. Most workplace communication takes written form, and with the rising number of communication channels—social media, instant messaging, blogs—we’re writing more and faster than ever. With new chapters on electronic communication, 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing is your guide to capturing readers’ attention and imagination. Writing instructor and coach, Jack Appleman uses examples and exercises to help you write with clarity and confidence. This updated edition covers the essentials of how to organize your text to hold your readers’ attention; edit yourself for grammar, tone, and excess words; and master the documents for any workplace situation. It doesn’t matter if you’re drafting a business plan, an email, or a Facebook post. Forget the shorthand, drop the exclamation points, and ditch the emojis. Learn to create concise, persuasive, and powerful text with 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing.

Author : Anthony Jacks
Publisher : Legend Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787198630

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Smart Skills: Negotiation by Anthony Jacks Pdf

Book 1 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead.Become a master negotiator with just 7 key stepsNegotiating is a part of everyday life, but in business it’s absolutely critical to your success. In the current challenging work and business environment, never has the skill of negotiation been more important, both with new clients and existing ones. Whether you are negotiating a one-off deal or managing a long-term project, securing the appropriate and best deal is paramount in any workplace... business success or failure can depend on it.This book will provide you with all you need to know, including insight into processes such as: •Preparing a strategy with multiple options •How to deal with pressure, tricks and tensions •Maximise return on investment (ROI) You will also be given an in-depth look at the vital after-negotiation period where skilled negotiation is required to resolve emerging problems as a deal is executed or a service provided.ContentsForewordIntroduction: Getting the best dealChapter 1. Negotiation: Getting to grips with the core approachesChapter 2. Preparation: The route to achieving successChapter 3. Trading: Achieving successful balanceChapter 4. Making It Work: Good tactics, bad tactics and downright ploysChapter 5. The Interpersonal Dimension: The behavioural interactionsChapter 6. The Fine Print: The contractual elements of a dealChapter 7. Focusing on the Key Issues: Attention to detail

Author : Jane Watson
Publisher : Self Counsel Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1551807696

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Business Writing Basics by Jane Watson Pdf

Make a good impression on clients, colleagues, and even your employer with effective business writing skills. While a poorly written letter can embarrass an organization, a professionally penned document will enhance the image of both the company and the writer.