Why Business Writing Matters

Business writing is one of the simplest forms of writing. It's a system that combines clear and direct language with practical, no-frills conventions for formatting and organization. Although it's easy for anyone to grasp, the minimal rigors of business writing are being forgotten in an age of conversational e-mail and slapdash instant messages.

That's why today's business world places more importance than ever on traditional business writing. With so much information flying around in so many forms, well written memos, business letters, e-mails, and other documents stand out, and not just because they communicate effectively. A memo that follows the proper format, a letter addressed, dated, and signed the right way, and an e-mail that practices careful netiquette all convey a second subliminal message to the reader: "I care." When you practice good business writing, you're showing your readers respect. In return, you'll get respect back.

Exactly as you said. The second message "I care" that is conveyed in your careful writing will return you the needed respect and other rewards. My younger sister told me her own story that once she got into a library not opening to the public just by showing a note containing a few lines of extremely well written classic chinese 文言文(by someone else of course).

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Jcais, you are quite right, so much information flys around in so many forms, this becomes a good excuse that we are not paying so much attention on the writings, so that, less attention or respect returns.

So Business Writing should be looked like Business Writing, that's it!

Adelyn, 「a few lines of extremely well written classic chinese」, what's that?

I must agree to the above mentioned.
There can be no doubt that the ability to develop your ideas in clear and compelling written form is crucial to success as a business professional.
In virtually all areas of business, it is essential to communicate in ways that clients, employees, and the public can understand.

And as an advertiser appeals must be intelligible, product warranties must be comprehensible, and job instructions must be stated clearly enough to be followed. It is in the interest of the merchant, the advertising writer, and the lawyer to make sure that their writing is clear. Fortunately for those who must read and interpret communication in business and the professions, there have been concerted efforts to improve that communication in recent years.

I find that effective business writing is also a "science." There are systematic processes and known principles for effective writing.

well any thoughts? feel free to forward this discussion back.

Excellent, 蘊兒，welcome you to our homeland warmly! Big hug!

your points are quite right and i learnt a lot from you!

For business writing, i wonder if we can have more specific readings to guide us to be professional?

thanks in advance!

sure thing!
If you are interested, I shall forward it on portal.


P.S.  pleasure's all mine

my major is international economy and trade ,so i need more about the business writting ,i guess all of you are businessmen   abroad or students ,so why not we share the information the experience ????

For business writing, i wonder if we can have more specific readings to guide us to be professional?

Here is an excellent example on Floors 4 and 5 that we all should read over again and keep it in mind for later digestion. Would you agree, 貝兒?

Oh 陳家曄, guess again!

Added: Forgot to explain that for classic chinese i meant 文言文 and actually the clerk my sister met at the entrance was a senior librarian!

i can't agree more!!
you all give great views!!
and my major is also related to business writing tensely!so i want know more about it,can you put more on this area!
as you said before"effective business writing is also a "science." There are systematic processes and known principles for effective writing."
i want to be professional!and i see that there are many people express their interests of business writing,so i suggest we can share our information on this field!!

you are quite right Arron. It is so good that everybody can find something interesting or useful here!

With all regards, I am going to start another topic afresh and hopefully you will all find it somewhat useful.