How the techniques of persuasion operate in writing in the workplace. How information and persuasive writing can be cast into an appropriate format. Then helps students put the basics to work in constructing short and long reports and a job-search portfolio. Uses a straightforward, student-friendly writing style interspersed with humor throughout. Provides copious exercises to illustrate practical applications.
Assignments build in complexity, chapter by chapter, as well as within chapters.
Letters, Memos, and Related Forms. Writing about Process. Writing a Report. Writing the Formal Report.