Smart Skills: Business Writing
Smart Skills: Business Writing

Author: Patrick Forsyth

Publisher: Legend Press

Published: 2018-04-30

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1787198219

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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,

HBR Guide to Better Business Writing (HBR Guide Series)
HBR Guide to Better Business Writing (HBR Guide Series)

Author: Bryan A. Garner

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1422184048

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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 Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

Building Career Success
Building Career Success

Author: Anthony Jacks

Publisher: Legend Press Ltd

Published: 2019-08

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1787198189

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Book 5 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. The only book you need to succeed in the world of business In today's working environment, building your career success can seem like a minefield, thanks to increasing levels of competition, accountability, limited potential for advancement, and a lack of opportunities available. The only way to stay on top of the game is to build up your 'soft skills' and accumulate useful experience that makes you stand out from the crowd. This concise and simple Smart Skillsguide will show how and where to focus your energies when you want to become a more successful professional: Developing your skills and competencies Capitalising on your resources, strengths and weaknesses Building strong work relationships Increasing your visibility in and out of the workplace Making best use of your business knowledge With these easy steps, professionals at any grade can achieve peak performance and start climbing that ladder to career success.

Smart Skills: Communications
Smart Skills: Communications

Author: Patrick Forsyth

Publisher: Legend Press

Published: 2020-02-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1789550009

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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.

Smart Talk
Smart Talk

Author: Lisa B. Marshall

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2013-01-22

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1250029589

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Have you ever lost out on a promotion? Struggled with a difficult conversation? Been put on the spot and blanked? Imagine if... ...you were better at persuading others and negotiating for what you want. ...you were more fluent at introducing yourself, making conversation, and following up. ...you were better at delivering feedback, receiving criticism, and using positive language. ...you were perceived as more diplomatic and charismatic. Smart Talk applies up-to-date communication research to everyday situations and gives smart, practical, step-by-step directions to achieve results. Smart Talk is no ordinary book— it's the Swiss Army Knife of communication—a comprehensive set of tools to build strong relationships and avoid communication breakdowns. With proven strategies and practical action plans, Smart Talk will help you resolve conflicts, strengthen your natural charisma, and master the art of persuasion. Never again will you dread a holiday party or be rendered speechless at a business meeting. Backed by solid research and written in an engaging narrative style with a warm sense of humor, communication expert Lisa B. Marshall translates her wealth of experience into practical, fresh advice to help you navigate any complex situation, and achieve professional success.

Smart Brevity
Smart Brevity

Author: Jim VandeHei

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 2022-09-20

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1523520124

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Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity—think Strunk and White’s Elements of Style for the digital age. In SMART BREVITY: The Power of Saying More with Less, Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz teach readers how to say more with less in virtually any format. They also share communications lessons learned from their decades of experience in media, business and communications.

Smart Skills: Negotiation
Smart Skills: Negotiation

Author: Anthony Jacks

Publisher: Legend Press

Published: 2018-02-28

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1787198634

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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

The Only Business Writing Book You'll Ever Need
The Only Business Writing Book You'll Ever Need

Author: Laura Brown

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2019-01-29

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0393635333

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A must-have guide for writing at work, with practical applications for getting your point across quickly, coherently, and efficiently. A winning combination of how-to guide and reference work, The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need addresses a wide-ranging spectrum of business communication with its straightforward seven-step method. These easy-to-follow steps save you time from start to finish, and helpful checklists will boost your confidence as they keep you on track. You’ll learn to promote yourself and your ideas clearly and concisely—whether putting together a persuasive project proposal or dealing with daily email. Laura Brown’s supportive, no-nonsense approach to business writing is thoughtfully adapted to the increasingly digital corporate landscape. She provides practical tips and comprehensive examples for all the most popular forms of communication, including slide presentations, résumés, cover letters, web copy, and a thorough guide to the art of crafting e-mails and instant messages. Insightful sidebars from experts in various fields demystify the skills of self-editing, creating content, and overcoming writer’s block, and Brown’s reference-ready resources on style, punctuation, and grammar will keep your writing error-free. Nuanced, personable, and of-the-moment, The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need offers essential tools for success in the rapidly changing world of business communication.

Smart Thinking
Smart Thinking

Author: Matthew Allen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780195517330

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This second edition is a practical step-by-step guide to improving skills in analysis, critical thinking, and the effective communication of arguments and explanations.