Effective Business Writing, now in a new, revised and updated edition, will help you write the letters and memos that are so important to your career: persuasive memos, goodwill letters, complaint letters, sales letters, executive summaries.... Whether you're writing an e-mail message to a co-worker or a proposal to an international colleague, this book will help you choose an appropriate format, style, and tone. In addition to discussing the elements essential to good writing, this book will tell you - among other things - How to overcome writer's block; achieve an easy-to-read style; write for your boss's signature; organize messages for maximum impact; and find an efficient writing system. Effective Business Writing lays to rest the notion that business correspondence must be pompous and ponderous. Its numerous examples, which are simple and to the point, will give you confidence in your ability to write, and edit, effectively.