Designed for courses in technical communication, report writing, and business communication. This easy-to-use reference handbook is designed to help business/technical professionals and students alike write effective reports. Various reports are covered and explained through the use of Blicq's famous “pyramid method” - a technique that helps the writer identify the most important points of the report and group the remaining information in a logical, sequential manner. Guidelines for Report Writing is an excellent resource for one-semester introductory technical writing courses, and follow-up courses devoted exclusively to report-writing.

Guidelines for Report Writing (4th Edition)

Engineering & Transportation

Blicq, Ronald S.

Moretto, Lisa A.

Engineering

Pearson Education Canada

Designed for courses in Business Communication. Following in the tradition of their bestselling Guidelines for Report Writing, Blicq and Moretto now apply the same succinct, real-world oriented approach to the basics of business communication. This book will help readers write more effective business letters, memos, reports, and proposals, by showing them how to create messages that achieve the desired results and encourage recipients to take action. The authors show how to apply the proven pyramid method, while providing easy-to-use templates that help structure coherent letters, reports, and proposals.

Get to the Point! Writing Email, Letters, Memos, Reports and Proposals

Business & Money

Skills

Communicating at Work: Creating Messages that Get Results (3rd Edition)

Pearson Canada

This complete, “on-the-job” exploration of both written and oral communication concentrates on the most effective techniques for the types of communications most frequently encountered in today's business world. This new edition updates coverage to accurately reflect the techniques used to write today's professional correspondence and reports. The book uses the example of two employees involved in two technically-oriented companies, the type of work they perform, and some typical situations that call for them to communicate with clients, suppliers, and each other, to drive home the concepts presented. Topics include: letters, memos, and e-mail; short, informal reports; larger informal and semiformal reports; formal reports; technical proposals; communicating with prospective employers; and technical writing. For any employee whose responsibilities include preparing reports and documents; also for those where speaking at meetings and seminars is a necessary part of their jobs. This book can serve as an excellent reference for job-hunters.

Technically-Write! (6th Edition)

Moretto, Lisa

Computers & Technology

Pearson

Technically Write! Sixth Canadian Edition (6th Edition)

Communicating at Work:Creating Messages that Get Results is a comprehensive guide to both written and oral business communication. It includes the latest information on communicating in the electronic office and on interpersonal communication skills, as well as solid coverage of email, letters, reports, and memos. The great strength of this text is the extensive and well thought-out section of chapter-end exercises. As well, Blicq's use of the famous “pyramid approach” provides a straightforward and easily grasped model of effective communication for students to put to work.

Communicating at Work: Creating Messages that Get Results (4th Edition)

Technically-Write! Canadian Seventh Edition (7th Edition)

Guidelines for Report Writing

Reference

Blicq, Ronald

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

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