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Courtland L.Bovee is one of America's leading instructors in clear and effective communication. With John V.Thill,he co-authors several leading college-level texts, including Business Communication. Thill is a prominent communications consultant and is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Communication Strategies.Their website, Business Communication Headline News is the #1 business communication site on the web.

Ten Business Writing Blunders you Can Easily Avoid

Most of us are too busy worrying about what we’re writing to think much about how we’re writing it. But in business communication, having command of a clear, readable style is essential to getting your point across. Here are ten types of sentence blunders to avoid if you want your reader to get what you mean and not have to stumble through what you write. 1. Run-On Sentences. You know the ones: they drag on and on, packing a paragraph’s worth of details into a single sentence. Short sentence Read

By: L. Bovee John V. Thill | 15/03/2007 | Communication

Do you Make These Five Common Mistakes in Business Writing?

With today’s business moving at the speed of broadband, everyone expects better results in record time. Every day, we deal with hundreds of business communications in the form of e-mails, letters, phone calls, chats, and meetings—and that’s before we tackle the “to do” list. It’s no wonder that many business messages often reads as if they were written between floors on an elevator, coming across as sloppy and careless. This article outlines five common mistakes in business writing, with tips Read

By: L. Bovee John V. Thill | 15/03/2007 | Communication