The basics required to write documents in the workplace that everyone will understand.
Writing is a skill that needs to be developed by anyone who produces documents for work. Whether it’s a memo, email, instruction sheet, specification, or Technical Manual, an author of a document needs to communicate information to a diverse audience in a format that can be easily understood and free from ambiguity. Poorly written documents mean that your audience, whoever they may be, will not get the message clearly.
This book is a ready reference and a basis from which you can develop the ability to develop and recognise good writing practices. Embracing these simple methods will improve the part of your skill set that requires you to write effectively in the workplace.
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This document started out as a reference manual for Choco Munday’s Effective Writing Course, and has evolved over many years to include feedback, examples, experiences and references collected by the author and by participants of the course. Choco has also been a speaker at many conferences catering for Technical Writers, and receives regular feedback from a large network of colleagues, which has provided much of the content for this book.
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