This unique anthology was created with a simple principle in mind: to offer the best advice from the best sources about the most important issues business and technical writers face every day.

Strategies for Business and Technical Writing teaches effective writing for the world of work. Reading selections from seasoned professionals in business, technical, and academic fields provide examples, models, and sound advice for writers at any level. Covering such topics as audience analysis, language use and misuse, writing and revision processes, and the influence of technology on communication in the working world, this book will appeal to both practical-minded students and professionals already working in business, technology, and industry.

In addition to helping students overcome common writing problems, this book includes discussion of specific documents, including résumés, letters, memos, e-mail, reports, and proposals. Readers will learn to become better writers using specific techniques employed by successful communicators who are acknowledged leaders in their fields.