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Record Nr.

UNISA996339130203316

Autore

Forsyth Patrick

Titolo

How to write reports and proposals / / Patrick Forsyth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pa., : Kogan Page Ltd., 2013

ISBN

0-7494-6715-0

1-299-16022-0

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Collana

Creating Success

Creating success

Disciplina

658.453

808.06665

Soggetti

Business report writing

Proposal writing in business

Business writing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- A note on this new edition -- Introduction: pitfalls and opportunities -- What makes good business writing? -- Creating a good report -- Preparing to write -- The power of language -- Making numbers clear -- Making proposals persuasive -- The contribution of layout and presentation -- Afterword.

Sommario/riassunto

Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business. How to Write Reports and Proposals provides practical advice on how to impress, convince and persuade your colleagues or clients. It will help you: improve your writing skills; think constructively before writing; create a good report; produce persuasive proposals; use clear and distinctive language; present numbers, graphs and charts effectively.Full of checklists, exercises and examples, How To Write Reports and Proposals is essential reading and will help you t