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How to Write a Memo or Report by Monci J.Williams
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E’D LIKE TO offer
“Ten Tips to Make
Writing Easy” instead, but, alas, we’d be fudging.
Writing isn’t so easy, especially for those of us most comfortable with the language of numbers. But there are people—consultants, teachers, trainers—who say that writing clear reports, analyses, and other business documents can be easier than we think. If only…
says, good business writing manages the relationship of those ideas to the reader. The value of
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How to Write a Memo or Report by Monci J.Williams
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E’D LIKE TO offer
“Ten Tips to Make
Writing Easy” instead, but, alas, we’d be fudging.
Writing isn’t so easy, especially for those of us most comfortable with the language of numbers. But there are people—consultants, teachers, trainers—who say that writing clear reports, analyses, and other business documents can be easier than we think. If only…
says, good business writing manages the relationship of those ideas to the reader. The value of