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Margaret Chandler is a teacher, writer, and editor. She teaches business writing, grammar, style, and editing at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. Through her company, Green Fuse, she also delivers communication workshops to public, non-profit, and for-profit organizations. She has written or edited feature articles, proposals, curriculum, newsletters, speeches, and much more. She's also been a magazine editor, a teacher in West Berlin, a CBC radio columnist, and a special advisor to a college president. She loves sharing her passion for language and has helped thousands of people-from engineers to romance writers to translators-become better writers. Students have always appreciated the practical techniques and resources she provides that make writing less difficult and more rewarding. And now with this book, other writers can too. For more information, e-book purchases, and writing resources, visit www.goodbusinesswriter.com.

Are you looking for a book that will help you improve your business writing and write more efficiently and confidently? And a book that will also serve as a reference guide and answer many common questions and concerns? Or are you an instructor looking for a book to help you deliver a business communications course or workshop?
Good Writing Is Good Business gives you the tools you need to communicate effectively. With dozens of examples and anecdotes, this practical, engaging, and well-priced guide is packed full of useful information.
What this book contains:

advice on prewriting and managing the writing stages

a business writer's showcase-from the humble email to the sophisticated report to the chatty blog to the polished cover letter

a grammar and punctuation refresher

an overview of the principles of clear, concise, dynamic, and concise writing

a review of some of the tools and techniques of professional editors

sample print and online documents

exercises to reinforce the material, including an annotated answer key

suggested print and online resources and online tools

appendices, including one for writers whose first language is not English

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