Effective Writing for Engineers, Managers, Scientists

This book is also available through the Introductory Engineering Custom Publishing System. If you are interested in creating a course-pack that includes chapters from this book, you can get further information by calling 212-850-6272 or sending email inquiries to engineerjwiley.com. Good writing is brief and clear. This new edition of the popular handbook offers updated, practical advice on writing effective letters, reports, and memos, while retaining the easy-to-read format that made the first edition so popular. Presents examples of good writing to serve as models and also shows what to avoid. Includes illustrations (many more than in the 1st edition) of many types of good writing, culled from diverse sources. There is new material on writing minutes, news releases, resumes, and style guides. The section on writing reports has been thoroughly revised--every phase from initial organization to final selection of style has been updated to reflect modern practice. Suitable for classroom use or self-study.

STEPS TO BETTER WRITING. Starting and Stalling. The Flow Method. Effective Organizing. Easy Outlining. Dozens of Beginnings. STANDARDS OF CORRECTNESS. The Standards of Grammar for the Professions. Standards of Diction. Punctuation and Proofreading. STYLE. Style: The Personality and Character of Writing. Style and Diction. Style and Sentences. Style and Paragraphs. Brevity: The Soul of It. ADVICE ON COMMON FORMS. Advice on Some Short Forms. Advice on Some Long Forms. Appendix A: Fallacies to Forget. Appendix B: Problem Words and Phrases. Appendix C: Documentation. Index.