Strategies for clear communication in today's muddled corporate environmentCorporate communication involves much more than just motivating employees and dispensing good PR.
THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR THE RIGHT SITUATION-EVERY TIMEWhen it comes to sales presentations, every word counts but who has the time to craft perfect presentations all the time?
Expert advice for helping an applicant's chances of acceptance by choosing the right words and phrasesAs a teacher, professor, or an employer, you are often called upon for letters of recommendation--and probably as often find yourself stumped about what to say.
Thoroughly updated with information on Internet-based PR campaignsThe Publicity Handbook has everything you need to know to win valuable publicity for your product, service or business.
Master Adobe InDesign CS4Filled with full-color examples, this hands-on guide explains how to use the latest release of the industry-standard dynamic publishing solution.
Expert guidance on exploring and choosing the perfect jobIdeal for college students or anyone ready to go back to school, this series explores specific areas of interest and helps job seekers determine which job in that field suits them.
Provides immediate help for anyone preparing a biomedical paper by givin specific advice on organizing the components of the paper, effective writing techniques, writing an effective results sections, documentation issues, sentence structure and much more.
A study of the roles community, financial support, texts, information structures, interfaces, and technology play in collaborative worksWikipedia is arguably the most famous collaboratively written text of our time, but few know that nearly three hundred years ago Ephraim Chambers proposed an encyclopedia written by a wide range of contributors-from illiterate craftspeople to titled gentry.
Packed with customizable editing tools-this practical, up-to-date reference includes the latest on writing and editing onlineThe McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders is an indispensable resource for writers, editors, proofreaders, and virtually everyone responsible for crafting clear, polished writing.
Based on the popular textbook Rules of Thumb, this handy quick-reference guide has been designed for use by students or anyone else in need of writing advice.
More than 100 can't-miss cover letters for any point along the career pathThis revised and updated edition of Slam Dunk Cover Letters includes more than 100 samples of surefire cover letters for an array of career paths.
If you want to get creative, make surplus income, be in control of your own hours, and potentially even change the world, then maybe it's time to make the career change to freelance writing.
This book was written for the potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of editors and agents.
201 Killer Cover Letters provides job seekers with an unbeatable competitive edge by arming them with surefire sample letters for every job-hunting situation.
The first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art form *; Shows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take on the same power and luminosity as great fiction *; Develops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from which all writing comes *; Teaches the skill of analogical thinking that is the core perceptual tool for writers *; Explores the subtle techniques of powerful writing, from inducing associational dreaming in the reader, to language symmetry, sound patterning, foreshadowing, feeling flow, and more Approaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not just the mind but also the soul of the reader.
Give customers, clients, and coworkers easier access to your organization's information and servicesThe e-business environment is a tangle of disconnected and often incompatible data sources and applications.
201 Killer Cover Letters provides job seekers with an unbeatable competitive edge by arming them with surefire sample letters for every job-hunting situation.
'After a number of years teaching writing courses and appearing at writers' conferences, I began to see that creating a process book utilising one of my novels as an example of each step of my process might prove useful to people who are interested in novel writing or in how this individual writer approaches the complicated task of putting together a British crime novel.
NATIONAL BESTSELLERNinja Future is an essential read for businesses and individuals striving to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving world: Gary Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, casts his eye toward the future, charting how the innovative technologies of today will transform not only the way business is done but society itselfDuring his more than three decades at the head of the Consumer Technology Association, Gary Shapiro has witnessed, and been a part of, one of the most extraordinary periods of technological change in human history.
From the creators of Six-Word Memoirs comes The Moment, a collection of personal stories from writers both famous and obscure revealing how a single instant changed their lives forever.
As clear, concise, and concrete as its subject, Patrick Riley's The One-Page Proposal promises to be the definitive business guide to getting your best ideas fully understood in the least amount of time.
This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal.
Using rich examples and engaging pedagogical tools, this book equips students to master the challenges of academic writing in graduate school and beyond.
Multiple award-winner Roger Rosenblatt has received glowing critical acclaim for his exceptional literary worksfrom the hilarious novels Lapham Rising and Beet to his poignant, heartbreaking, ultimately inspiring memoir Making Toast.
