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Fat-free writing : business writing for the information age

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Crisp Pub. Menlo ParkUS 2002Description: vi, 104 pAction note:
  • 7/29/03 TESSAH
Summary: Recommends several strategies for improving the clarity of written business communication including: using shorter words, sentences and paragraphs; avoiding cliches and redundancies; and using appropriate transitions and parallel structures. Advocates using active, specific verbs to add power to prose. Advises on formatting for reader-friendliness; provides a punctuation update, proofreading tips, and a how-to for incorporating numbers in writing.
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Recommends several strategies for improving the clarity of written business communication including: using shorter words, sentences and paragraphs; avoiding cliches and redundancies; and using appropriate transitions and parallel structures. Advocates using active, specific verbs to add power to prose. Advises on formatting for reader-friendliness; provides a punctuation update, proofreading tips, and a how-to for incorporating numbers in writing.

7/29/03 TESSAH

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