Write to the Top: Writing for Corporate Success

by Deborah Dumaine

Book Overview

Now reorganized into an easy-to-follow, six step approach to effective writing for every business communication format. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812968980
• ISBN13: 9780812968989
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Kept referring back to chapters - invaluable source of information.

This is such a great book, I've read it and kept referring back for more info. Material covered here would help you no matter discipline you are from: Weather you've just completed your degree and want to get your point across to a hiring manager; or a business person who'd want to be more concise and to the point. Look no further.

proven over the long run

I first encountered this book in the late '80s. Since then, I've use the techniques from the book to write technical papers and documentation, employee reviews, published articles and winning proposals for million-dollar government contracts. I even used it to write testimony for a Congressional hearing. The process outlined in this book is NOT a fad, and not "buzzword compliant", it's a proven, well-defined process that allows almost anyone to write like the best writers. These techniques will have you writing naturally, with clarity and focus. These same techniques will also provide a big help in organizing your thoughts, and creating careful and insightful analysis. For those who have trouble or anxiety about writing, having a well-defined process solves most of the problems with procrastination or "not knowing what to write, or how". This book provides that process. It simplifies the mechanics of "how" to write, so that you can focus on "what" to write, and getting your message across to the audience. I'm glad this book is out in a new edition. I'll be buying copies for most of my technical staff, and suggesting it to my graduate students.

The best business writing reference ever

This book really cuts to the chase. It includes what you need to know for all types of business documents, and doesn't bother with things you really don't need to know to get the job done. This is perfect for those of us who are already too busy. It's helped me make my business correspondence clear, succinct, and to the point. If your work requires any writing at all, you should have this book.

Outstanding Business Writing Book

This book provided me with all the useful business-writing tips and examples needed to prepare effective and succinct business documents. I constantly refer back to it when preparing various writing projects.I would recommend this to anyone who has to write in the business world and needs examples on how to write documents that are concise with appropriate details.

An essential and succinct reference for business writers!

I'm buying a second copy of this book - the first one was borrowed and not returned. I often re-read parts of this book. "Write to the Top" has made a real difference in the amount of positive feedback I have received at performance review time!