Executive Writing Skills for Managers: Master Word Power to Lead Your Teams, Make Strategic Links and Develop Relationships

by Fiona Talbot

Overview

Executive Writing Skills for Managers deals with the English business writing you need at the top of your career. It focuses on writing English as a key business tool in international business which may have to be tailored for a multicultural readership. The invaluable guidance includes how to harmonize the English you and your teams use (for example, for performance evaluation, sales pitch etc) and introduces the notion of Word Power Skills 2.0 for unified writing that keeps everyone in the loop.



The book is for anyone who has to excel in their English business writing and the guidance helps you understand how to write successfully for both a native or non-native English readership, avoiding the misunderstandings and other impediments to performance that can so easily arise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749455187
Publisher:	Kogan Page, Ltd.
Publication date:	09/29/2009
Series:	Better Business English
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Fiona Talbot originally co-founded a communication consultancy in Rotterdam that helped multi-nationals improve their use of English as an international business language.

Fiona now runs TQI Word Power Skills, a Business Writing Skills Consultancy that helps both native and non-native English speakers, both in the UK and internationally. She delivers workshops and e-coaching at all levels.

She has an extensive social media following for her #wordpowerskills brand and has featured in major publications such as Personnel Today, British Airways' business magazine, The Sunday Times, Accounting Technician, and Call Centre Focus amongst many others.

Learn more at http://www.wordpowerskills.com/index.php

Fiona has a YouTube channel showing short clips to emphasise the problems often faced in using English in business:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TQIwordpowerskills

Table of Contents

** Chapter - 00: Introduction; ** Chapter - 01: English as a language of global communication; ** Chapter - 02: Writing in English: support your people; ** Chapter - 03: Why we communicate commercially; ** Chapter - 04: Word Power Skills 2.0: interacting with readers as customers; ** Chapter - 05: Adapt: stay ahead or stay behind; ** Chapter - 06: Time is money; ** Chapter - 07: Helping you write those documents; ** Chapter - 08: Writing to lead, inspire – and change; ** Chapter - 09: Writing e-mails; ** Chapter - 10: Feedback and performance reviews