Words That Work: The Essential Business Writing Guide

Or if your current business writing and communication skills are holding back your career progression?

Over 80% of workplace communication uses the written word through emails, technical writing, presentations, annual reports, executive decision memos, and Slack posts. But the majority of what we write in the workplace doesn't get read.

This 76-page guide about effective communication at work presents our The Essential Pencil business writing method, which teaches you to write clearly and concisely while influencing what others say and do. Our book on communication skills contains a tested, credible, and repeatable method that will help boost your business writing skills. Through our business writing book for adults, you will apply our unique writing tools and improve your writing skills for business.

Our communication skills training will help you learn new ways of thinking, unlearn some old habits, practice proven writing strategies, write with confidence, and become an exceptional writer.

We paired our combined 40+ years of experience with the world's leading thinkers to create a transformative business writing method. This method will empower you to clearly and confidently communicate your ideas in writing.

Applying our book to improve business writing skills will:

• Increase your confidence about your business writing and communication skills
• Get others to read your business writing
• Save time by how to write quickly
• Help new managers enhance their communication skills
• Write better in English, even if it is not your native language
• Eliminate writer's block and how to write fast while writing well
• Master effective communication at work
• Improve business writing and communication skills
• Learn the Pyramid Principle Barbara Minto created to help with office presentations and talks
• Enhance your technical writing tools to describe complex topics more clearly
• Learn how to write business emails

• Take your readers' knowledge and interests into consideration before writing
• Structure sentences and paragraphs for ease of reading
• Apply active voice and why it's important to readers
• Make sentences clearer and more concise to strengthen your workplace communication
• Understand purpose of an introduction when writing well
• Edit your own writing to communicate more effectively