TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- PART I-INTRODUCTION -- INTRODUCTION -- Writing Skills Are Essential -- A High-Tech World -- Writing Fitness -- Better Writing Now -- Some Helpful Resources -- About the Organization of This Book -- PART II-SOME BASICS OF STYLE -- SOME BASICS OF STYLE -- Building a Foundation -- One Step at a Time -- EXERCISE SECTION -- EXERCISE # 1-SPELLING -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #1 -- EXERCISE #2-SPELLING SHORTCUTS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #2 -- EXERCISE #3-SPELLING RULES -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #3 -- EXERCISE #4-THE APOSTROPHE -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #4 -- EXERCISE #5-THE COMMA -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #5 -- EXERCISE #6-CAPITAL LETTERS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #6. -- EXERCISE #7-MECHANICS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #7 -- EXERCISE #8-USAGE -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #8 -- PART III-STARTING WITH THE SENTENCE -- STARTING WITH THE SENTENCE -- Clear Sentences -- Principles of Effective Style -- EXERCISE #9-ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE SENTENCES -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #9 -- EXERCISE #10-USE FAMILIAR WORDS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #10 -- EXERCISE #11-ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY WORDS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #11 -- EXERCISE #12-MORE ON WASTED WORDS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #12 -- EXERCISE #13-AVOID REDUNDANCY -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #13 -- EXERCISE #14-USE ADJECTIVES SPARINGLY -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #14 -- EXERCISE #15-SHORT WORDS ARE BETTER -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #15 -- EXERCISE #16-AVOID CLICHES -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #16 -- EXERCISE #17-PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #17 -- EXERCISE #18-MISPLACED WORDS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #18 -- EXERCISE #19-WEAKLING VERBS -- ANSWERS TO EXERCISE #19 -- PART IV-EXERCISES TO HELP YOU WRITE BETTER MEMOS -- EXERCISES TO HELP YOU WRITE BETTER MEMOS -- Clear, Direct, and Concise -- Set Off Important Points -- Sample Memos -- EXERCISE #20-REVISING A MEMO (1) -- EXERCISE #21-REVISING A MEMO (2).

PART V-THE BUSINESS LETTER -- THE BUSINESS LETTER -- Write the Way You Talk -- Consider the Reader -- Keep It Short -- Rewriting Letters -- EXERCISE #22-REVISING A BUSINESS LETTER (1) -- EXERCISE #23-REVISING A BUSINESS LETTER (2) -- PART VI-THE BUSINESS REPORT -- THE BUSINESS REPORT -- Organizing a Report -- Style Tips -- Revising a Report -- SOME DO'S AND DONTS FOR REPORT WRITING -- EXERCISE #24-REVISING A BUSINESS REPORT -- PART VII-NOW YOU TRY IT! -- EXERCISE #25-WRITING A MEMO (1) -- EXERCISE #26-WRITING A MEMO (2) -- EXERCISE #27-WRITING A MEMO (3) -- EXERCISE #28-WRITING A BUSINESS LETTER (1) -- EXERCISE #29-WRITING A BUSINESS LETTER (2) -- EXERCISE #30-WRITING A BUSINESS LETTER (3) -- EXERCISE #31-WRITING A BUSINESS REPORT.