TIPS for Business Writing 

As a BTech: PRM student, being released in to industry any day now, I am anxious about my writing skills - am I doing the right thing? Am I adding enough information? Am I adding too little information? How do I grab the audiences attention? etc. 

"Business writing, like literature, doesn't have to be dry. It doesn't have to full of long, compound sentences in order to be effective or businesslike. Nor does it have to be emotionless. Business writing is about convincing, as much as it’s about conveying", as stated on Ragan.com (2014). The following tips for business writing was mentioned in the article entitled: 2 Business Writing Tips From Hemingway. 

1. Dramatic opening: a short declarative sentence.

One does not have to cite the opening of “Hamlet” to get people’s attention. Still, there is nothing wrong with a little less formality and a bit more decoration. Why should your next weekly update convey emotion? - Because you worked all week trying to accomplish something, and your time is valuable.

2. Short staccato sentences: three short sentences at the end of a paragraph.

Three short sentences sounds more powerful than a paragraph with four or five longer sentences. The three sentences at the end drive home the point, with more emotion and power behind it. However, everyone should find his or her own style.Less is more, and sometimes less is more interesting, too.

Happy Writing :)

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