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020 $a9780198026440 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
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100 1 $aBailey, Edward P $q(Edward P Bailey).
245 10 $aPlain English at Work$h[electronic resource].
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2007.
500 $aTitle from eBook information screen.
520 $aEveryday we write countless memos, letters, and reports without a second thought. Likewise, we give presentations, both formal and informal. Often this writing and speaking gets criticized for being jargon-ridden, obscure, or long-winded--in short, for not being in "plain English." But what isplain English, and how do we go about writing and speaking it? In Plain English at Work, Edward Bailey gives the answer, with down-to-earth tips and practical advice. Bailey, an expert in business communication, gives us a simple model for writing: BL Style: write more the way you talk. BL Organization: make your point easy to find. BL Layout: use headings, lists, and other white space so readers can see the structure of your writing.Psycholinguists, Bailey points out, have proven that the techniques of plain English writing are far easier on your readers; experience has proven that writing in plain English is easier on you--the writer, too...
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538 $aRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 8462 KB).
653 #0 $aLanguage Arts
653 #0 $aNonfiction
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