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Provides exercises that cover all 18 sections in the manual. Includes problems involving the formatting of letters, memos, and other business documents.
Offers comprehensive, up-to-date guidance on grammar, usage, style, and format for a wide variety of business and academic documents.
The Gregg Reference Manual is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares material for distribution or publication. For over fifty years this manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and for students who want to master the on-the-job standards of business professionals. Features of the New Edition The eleventh edition of The Gregg Reference Manual has been revised and enhanced to satisfy the continually evolving demands of business and academic writers. In addition, this special four-color edition of GRM pays tribute to the author Bill Sabin with personal photographs and a new biographical essay. Other Components of the Eleventh Edition A number of supplementary components are available online for trainers, instructors and students including: Basic Worksheets Comprehensive Worksheets Trainer’s Resource Manual Instructor’s Resource Manual Visit The Gregg Reference Manual Resource Center www.mhhe.com/grm11
The Gregg Reference Manual is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares final copy for distribution or publication. It presents the basic rules that apply in virtually every piece of writing, as well as the fine points that occur less often but cause no less trouble when they do. This manual offers an abundance of examples and computer-generated illustrations so that you can quickly find models on which to pattern a solution to the various problems you encounter in your communications - from e-mail messages to formal reports. It also provides the rationale underlying specific rules so that you can manipulate the principles of style with intelligence and taste.
The Gregg Reference Manualis a handbook of grammar usage primarily intended for office administration students. Students in this market spend most of their time editing reports and letters for grammar, style and format. With the Gregg manual, students become proficient at editing business communication through the instruction on grammar, spelling, usage, and have exercises to refine their skills in the accompanying worksheets. This edition has been updated to include only references to word processing software, while eliminating mention of the typewriter. While the emphasis is on grammar, there is some instruction on general office procedures (dictating, filing).
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TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING TODAY provides thorough coverage of technical writing basics, techniques, and applications. Through a practical focus with varied examples and exercises, students internalize the skills necessary to produce clear and effective documents and reports. Project worksheets help students organize their thoughts and prepare for assignments, and Focus boxes highlight key information and recent developments in technical communication. Extensive individual and collaborative exercises expose students to different kinds of technical writing problems and solutions. Annotated student examples--more than 100 in all--illustrate different writing styles and approaches to problems. Numerous short and long examples throughout the text demonstrate solutions for handling writing assignments in current career situations. The four-color artwork in the chapter on creating visuals keeps pace with contemporary workplace capabilities. The Tenth Edition offers the latest information on using electronic resumes and documenting electronic sources and Ethics and Globalization sidebars that highlight these two important topics in the technical communication field. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
