Writing for results in business, government, the sciences, the professions

the long version

Abstract: Effective writing means analyzing and planning as well as doing, diagnosing as well as prescribing. For those in management, the professions, or sciences, writing for results calls for some of the basic skills of timing, relating, and appropriate viewing of the mood of the organization or discipline involved. To assist in sharpening these skills, this second edition book approaches writing from several stances: strategy, substance, readability, effect, and writing for publication. Several problems and cases are used to illustrate flow improvement, rules of persuasion, headings, tone, format devices, and many other tools for producing a clear piece of work. Cases used are drawn from scientific theses, Watergate transcripts, Pentagon papers, and other notable publications.