One-Third of Professionals Write Poorly. Don't Be One of Them.

HBR Guide to Better Business WritingDoes writing for an audience of senior managers or key stakeholders get your heart pounding—in a bad way? Do you stare at your blank screen for several painful minutes, type in a few words, delete them, type a few more, delete again, and then go refill your coffee? Do your reports meander and raise more questions than they answer? When you send e-mails to colleagues, do your messages disappear into a void, never to be read, or acted on?Many of us fumble for the right words and tone when we write, even if we're confident and articulate when we speak. But it doesn't have to be that way. Good business writing is a skill you must cultivate to succeed: you'll lose time, money, and influence if your e-mails, proposals, and other important documents fail to win people over.The HBR Guide to Better Business Writing, by writing expert Bryan A. Garner, gives you the tools you need to express your ideas clearly and persuasively so clients, colleagues, stakeholders, and partners will get behind them.This guide will help you:Push past writer's blockGrab—and keep—readers' attentionEarn credibility with tough audiencesOrganize your ideasTrim the fat from your writingStrike the right toneBrush up on grammar, punctuation, and usage