EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING

Written documents become the lasting evidence of the message left with the client. A differentiating characteristic of successful professionals is the ability to analyze and interpret the written data and then present the information in the most relevant format. Critical skills necessary for creating effective written documents are:

• Analysis of the message
  
  
• Organization of ideas
  
  
• Elimination of extraneous data
  
  
• Avoidance of jargon
  
  
• Clarity
  
  
• Graphics
  
  
• Format