Consider Your Goals When Writing

by Natalie Canavor, Claire Meirowitz

Overview

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from T he Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.

 

Your communications have more goals than you realize: articulate them all, so you can achieve them all!

 

Suppose you’re reporting on the results of an extended project you supervised. Your basic goal is to inform and document. But that’s only part of the agenda. As in many situations, you want to accomplish much more. When you articulate all your goals, you can think about your content choice--and content is always the heart of effective writing.

 

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132159593
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	02/01/2010
Series:	FT Press Delivers Elements
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	11
File size:	228 KB

About the Author

Natalie Canavor’s publications, articles, Web sites, and scripts have won international recognition. She successfully launched four monthly national magazines for business and professional audiences and directed all communications for New York State’s largest educational agency, where she supervised hundreds of publications and advised leaders on PR strategy. Her journalism credits include numerous features for The New York Times and Newsday. Canavor serves with the Consulting Group of Adelphi University’s Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership. Claire Meirowitz, an award-winning author, has served as project manager and copy editor for leading business, technology, and educational publications ranging from InformationWeek and InternetWeek to Office World News and EdTech for Higher Education; and for publishers including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CMP Media LLC, Ziff-Davis Media, Interex, and United Technical Publications. She has managed projects and edited materials for IBM, Microsoft, HP, Intel, Cisco Systems, Computer Associates, Kodak, Merant, MOCA, and Qwest Communications.