Professional Writing
3rd Edition
Published on 9. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-137-30901-3 (ISBN)
Description
Offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary introduction to professional writing for different media, synthesising methods and ideas developed in linguistics, journalism, public relations and marketing. This third edition contains new material on public relations writing and social media, as well as additional material on digital sources.
Reviews / Votes
'Comprehensive and includes all the key writing skills elements in one text.' - Nigel Cassidy, Keele University, UKMore details
Series
Edition
3rd ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
12 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Weight
389 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-30901-3 (9781137309013)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-30902-0
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Sky Marsen
Professional Writing
Book
11/2019
4th Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€42.10
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Previous edition
Sky Marsen
Professional Writing
Book
09/2007
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€18.56
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Person
Sky Marsen specialises in professional communication and text analysis. She has lectured in these internationally, including at California Institute of Technology, US and Victoria University of Wellington, NZ. She has also managed business communication projects, and advised corporate clients.
Content
Acknowledgements.- Preface.- 1. The Writing Process.- 2. Style and Effect.- 3. Short Business Documents.- 4. Research Methods.- 5. Business and Technology Journalism.- 6. Writing for the Public.- 7. Report Writing.- 8. Critical Thinking for Management.- 9. Working in Teams.- 10. Revising and Editing .- Appendix Job Applications.- References.- Bibliography.- Index.