Introduction
1 Strategies .for Effective,Managerial Writing
The Role of Strategy in Successful Managerial Writing
Writing in Context
Reasoning and Argument
Strategic Issues
Understanding the Workplace
Microcuhure, Organizational Culture, and Macrocuhure
Corporate Goals
Formal and Informal Processes
Professional Conduct and Personal Success
Personal Goals
Self-Image and Corporate Image
Communication Ethics
Culture and Ethics
2 Organizing Your Writing Strategy
Defining the Controlling Idea
Outlining : Giving Your Ideas Order
Structural or Ordering Strategies
Practical Style in Outlining
Analytic Tools and Basic Writing Guidelines
Analysis-Tools for Building Ideas
Procedures for Organizing Analysis
Evidence, Logic, and Reason
Using Evidence to Support Logic and Reasoning
Analysis and Logic
Critical Thinking, Lateral Thinking
Part One Classic and
3 Oomposin8 Memos andLetters
The Memorandum
Strategy: Finding the Appropriate Tone
Process : Formatting the Memo
Products : Types of Memos
The Business Letter
Strategy : Finding the Appropriate Tone
Identify the Audience
Process : Formatting the Letter
Products : Types of Letters
4 Preparing the Analytic Report
Analytic Reports: Types and Uses
Problem-Focused Analytic Report
Organizational Analytic Report
Strategies for Analytic Reports
Strategies for Analysis
Internal Versus External Analytic Reports
Organizing the Analytic Report
Identifying the Criteria for Analysis
Establishing Report Protocols
Collecting and Organizing Data
Tools for Analysis
5 Assessment and Recommendation Reports
Strategies for Persuasive Report Writing
Communicator Strategies for Persuasive Writing
Audience Strategies for Persuasive Writing
Message Strategies for Persuasive Writing
The Recommendation Report
The Solicited Recommendation Report
The Unsolicited Recommendation Report
The Evaluation Report
Organizing an Evaluation Report
Feasibility Reports
Establishing the Report's Criteria and Scope
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6 Formatting the Proposal
Part Two Essential Tools for Managerial Writing
7 Optimizng the Electronically Integrated Workplace
8 Using Graphic Images Feeectively