Preface to the first edition (Leonard Gartside) | |
Preface to the sixth edition (Shirley Taylor) | |
Introduction | |
Written communication - an overview | |
Presentation of business documents Printed stationery Fully-blocked style with open punctuation | |
Continuation pagesParts of a business letter | |
Open punctuation | |
MemosFax messages | |
Checklist | |
Structuring your communications 4-point plan | |
Checklist | |
Language and tone The weakest link in your business writing | |
Ten steps to good business writing | |
Checklist | |
E-mail The explosive growth of e-mail | |
Seven deadly sins of working with e-mail | |
T...he good, the bad and the ugly of e-mail | |
The weakest link in your e-mails | |
How can you make e-mail work for you? | |
Customer care and e-mail | |
Creating electronic rapportE-mail @ work | |
NetiquetteChecklist | |
Enquiries and replies Requests for catalogues and price listsGeneral enquiries and replies | |
Requests for goods on approva | |
Visits by travellersRequests for concessions | |
Useful expressions | |
Quotations, estimates and tenders Terminology | |
Routine quotations | |
Quotations subject to conditions of acceptance | |
Tabulated quotations | |
Estimates and specifications | |
TendersQuotations not accepted or amended | |
Follow-up letters | |
Useful expressions | |
Orders and their fulfilment Placing orders | |
Routine orders | |
Acknowledging orders Declining orders | |
Counter-offers from suppliers | |
Packing and despatch | |
Useful expressions | |
Invoicing and settlement of accounts Invoices and adjustments | |
Pro forma invoices | |
Debit and credit notes | |
Statements of account | |
Varying the terms of payment | |
Methods of paymentUseful expressions | |
Letters requesting payment Tone | |
Late payments | |
Collection letters:- First applications for payment- Second application letters- Third application letters- Final collection letters | |
Checklist Useful expressions | |
Credit and status enquiries Reasons for credit | |
Disadvantages of credit | |
Requests for credit | |
Business referencesStatus enquiries | |
Replies to status enquiries | |
Useful expressions | |
A typical business transaction Request for quotation | |
Supplier's quotationRequest for permission to quote company as a reference | |
Permission granted | |
OrderSupplier's acknowledgement | |
Advice note | |
Consignment note | |
Delivery note Invoice Debit and credit notes | |
Statement of account | |
Payment | |
Receipt | |
Creative and persuasive documents | |
Complaints and adjustments Handling complaints | |
Complaints concerning goods | |
Complaints concerning delivery | |
Cancelling orders | |
Personal complaints | |
Checklist Useful expressions | |
Goodwill messages General goodwill letters | |
Letters of apology | |
Letters in which tone is particularly important | |
Letters of thanks | |
Letters of congratulation | |
Letters of condolence and sympathy | |
Checklist | |
Reports and proposals Introduction to reports and proposals | |
The Plain English Guide to Writing Reports- Defining the purpose- Investigating the topic- Organising the report into sections- Order of presentation- Order of writing- Numbering sections and paragraphs- Planning the writing- Revision | |
Checklist | |
Notices, advertisements and information sheets Notices Advertisements | |
Leaflets and information sheets | |
Design skills | |
Checklist | |
Circulars Circulars announcing changes in business organisation | |
Circulars announcing changes in business partnerships | |
Letters announcing change of representatives | |
Internal circulars to staff | |
Circulars with reply forms | |
Checklists | |
Sales letters and voluntary offers The weakest link in your sales letters | |
Successful sales letters | |
Specimen sales letters | |
Voluntary offers | |
Checklist | |
Useful expressions | |
Publicity material Press releases | |
Newsletters | |
Writing Skills | |
Checklist | |
Marketing matters Identifying your audiences | |
Why is customer care so important? | |
Customer care through Internet and e-mail | |
Marketing through | |
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