Writing on the Job

by Brereton, John C.; Mansfield, Margaret A.

• ISBN13: 9780393039696
• ISBN10: 0393039692
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

Writing on the Job is the first handy reference guide for professional writing students. Each chapter teaches the essential business formats professional writers need to know and offers strategies for clear, effective business writing, illustrated with real workplace documents.

Author Biography

John C. Brereton is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, where he teaches professional writing and supervise the professional writing internship program.

Table of Contents

About This Book
Introduction	p. 1
Letters and Memos	p. 11
News and Feature Stories	p. 27
Interviews, Biographical Sketches, and Obituaries	p. 47
Press Releases and Press Kits	p. 69
Flyers and Brochures	p. 81
Reports and Proposals	p. 109
Instructions and a Few Points about Manuals	p. 123
Agendas and Minutes	p. 137
Resumes and Cover Letters	p. 151
Writer's Guide	p. 163
Editing	p. 183
Resources	p. 201
Index	p. 213
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