WRIT261: Business Writing

Books

Current Textbook(s):

• Excellence in Business Communication by John Thill and Courtland Bovee, 9th Edition This text is required for the course

Other Books I Like:

• Successful Writing at Work by Philip Kolin, 9th edition
• English Grammar for Dummies by Geraldine Woods

Working Across Cultures

• World Business Culture

Grammar and Style

• Go.English4Today: English Confusables
• Technical Editor’s Eyrie: Gender-neutral Technical Writing

Procedure Writing

• Dennis G. Jerz – Instructions: Writing for Busy, Grouchy People

Employment Writing

• Get-It-Done Guy – How to Write a Great Resume
• Get-It-Done Guy – How to Write Your First Resume
• Michelle Singletary – The Color of Money: Tiny Typos Can Add Up to a Big X on Your Resume

Document Types

Annotated Bibliography

• Cornell University Library – How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

Report Writing

• NASA Technical Report Writing Guide

Microsoft Tutorials

Microsoft Word 2007

• Track Changes, Revisions, Comments

Microsoft Excel 2007

• Charts I

Oral Presentations

Tips and Tricks

• Guy Kawasaki – 10-20-30 Rule for Presentations (video)
• Guy Kawasaki – How to Change the World: The 10-20-30 Rule for PowerPoint (blog post)
• How to Present Like Steve Jobs (video)
• Kevin Gee – The Science of Presentations (slideshow)