[PDF] Guide To Concise Writing eBook

Author : Robert Hartwell Fiske
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 40,10 MB
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0393242897

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The essential guide to writing succinctly. Who doesn’t hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don’t realize when they are padding their sentences and obscuring their meaning. Enter To the Point, the essential guide to writing succinctly. Featuring hundreds of new entries, this freshly updated edition is complete with: • A guide to the basics of writing concisely, including how to reduce the number of words in a phrase, substitute a single word for a phrase, and delete extraneous words and phrases. • The "Dictionary of Concise Writing," which gives concise alternatives to thousands of wordy phrases. Language expert Robert Hartwell Fiske uses each wordy phrase in a sentence and then rewrites or deletes the phrase entirely to show how the sentence can be improved. • The brand new "Guide to Obfuscation: A Reverse Dictionary," which helps writers build a more pithy vocabulary. To the Point is the perfect reference book for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively through clear and beautiful writing.

Author : Robert Hartwell Fiske
Publisher : MacMillan Reference Library
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :

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As the trend in writing shifts even more toward sharp, accurate sentences, there are growing numbers of people who need help getting their point across clearly and effectively.

Author : Susan McKerihan
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 192520300X

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How well do you write? Good communication is a skill required by all professionals. Whether you're preparing reports, conducting reviews or simply writing emails, expressing your ideas clearly and persuasively is fundamental to your success in the workplace. Susan McKerihan has spent over twenty years assisting corporate clients to perfect their written communications. In Clear & Concise she shares her secrets, using real-world examples to show how to avoid common writing traps, such as wordiness, ambiguity and repetition. By eliminating these habitual errors from your work and by using a logical top-down structure, you can improve the readability of your writing. And when your words are lucid and focused, your thinking becomes sharper, and you become more impressive and more productive. Clear & Concise is the only writing guide you will ever need.

Author : Robert Hartwell Fiske
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0393347176

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The essential guide to writing succinctly. Who doesn’t hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don’t realize when they are padding their sentences and obscuring their meaning. Enter To the Point, the essential guide to writing succinctly. Featuring hundreds of new entries, this freshly updated edition is complete with: • A guide to the basics of writing concisely, including how to reduce the number of words in a phrase, substitute a single word for a phrase, and delete extraneous words and phrases. • The "Dictionary of Concise Writing," which gives concise alternatives to thousands of wordy phrases. Language expert Robert Hartwell Fiske uses each wordy phrase in a sentence and then rewrites or deletes the phrase entirely to show how the sentence can be improved. • The brand new "Guide to Obfuscation: A Reverse Dictionary," which helps writers build a more pithy vocabulary. To the Point is the perfect reference book for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively through clear and beautiful writing.

Author : Gary Blake
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,22 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780020080954

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Anyone who has ever had to write any business document, from interoffice memo to fifty-page proposal, will find this the single most effective tool for producing clear, concise, and persuasive prose. Equally useful to executives and support staff, it shows how to write clearly and powerfully, organize material and avoid errors and jargon.

Author : Joseph Bizup
Publisher :
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 27,74 MB
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Business writing
ISBN : 9781292039794

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Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well. Williams' and Bizup's clear, accessible style models the kind of writing that audiences-both in college and after-will admire. The principles offered here help writers understand what readers expect and encourage writers to revise to meet those expectations more effectively. This book is all you need to understand the principles of effective writing.

Author : Rise B. Axelrod
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 29,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780312116040

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The second edition of The Concise Guide to Writing helps students through all phases of the writing process. With new chapters on justifying an evaluation, reading critically, conducting research in the library and on the internet, and citing sources, this flexible rhetoric offers valuable information for first-year composition courses.

Author : Rudolf Flesch
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 39,63 MB
Release : 1996-05-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0062730487

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Every phase of writing is addressed in this authoritative, practical guide. Specific topics include: organizing information, discovering a personal voice, enhancing readability and checking grammar and spelling. Featuring hundreds of exercises and written in a relaxed, entertaining style, this is the perfect aid for the many Americans who wish to improve their communication skills in both their business and personal lives.

Author : Dick Heaberlin
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 20,83 MB
Release : 2013-12-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780979496424

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Skinny Writing provides explanations and exercises in order for writers and editors to achieve greater economy in their prose. This book is the fourth in Orange House Books' series of Guides to Writing Style. Its readers do not need to have studied the other guides to understand its information, but a knowledge of English syntax is useful whenever studying writing. All level of writers can benefit from using the techniques and information provided.