Strategies for Business and Technical Writing teaches effective writing for the world of work, offering advice from reputable sources about the most important issues in business and technical writing. The reading selections, written by seasoned professionals in the business world, teach professional writing, simultaneously illustrating the genre. Covering such topics as audience analysis, non-biased word choice, the revision process, and the dynamics of written communications within business, this book will appeal to practical-minded instructors, students, and professionals already working in business and technical occupations.

In addition to touching on broad problems of writing, this book includes comprehensive discussions of specific documents, including chronological and functional résumés, letters of application, letters that sell, memos, e-mail, reports, and proposals. Students learn the specific techniques used by successful executives in business and industry who communicate information as part of their jobs.