Table Of ContentI: Communication Strategies 1. Accountants as Communicators2. The Writing Process: An Overview3. The Flow of Thought: Organizing for Coherence4. A Sense of Style: Writing with Conciseness and Clarity5. Standard English: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling6. Format for Clarity: Document Design7. Critical Thinking8. Accounting Research II: Business Documents 9. Letters10. Memos11. Reports12. E-Communication and Social Media III: Writing and Your Career 13. Writing for Exams: CPA, CMA, and Academic Exams14. Writing for Employment: Résumés and Letters of Application15. Writing for Publication16. Oral Communication: Listening and Speaking
SynopsisFor courses in Intermediate Accounting, Accounting, Business Communication, and Technical Writing This useful guide covers all stages of the writing process--planning, critical thinking, generating and organizing ideas, writing the draft, revising, and designing for presentation. With an emphasis on coherence, conciseness, and clarity as the most important qualities of the writing done by accountants, it guides readers through the essential skills, highlights aspects of communication that can enhance writing skills, provides material on research, shows how to write for the workplace, and includes coverage of the ethics of communication., For courses in Intermediate Accounting, Accounting, Business Communication, and Technical Writing This useful guide covers all stages of the writing process-planning, critical thinking, generating and organizing ideas, writing the draft, revising, and designing for presentation. With an emphasis on coherence, conciseness, and clarity as the most important qualities of the writing done by accountants, it guides readers through the essential skills, highlights aspects of communication that can enhance writing skills, provides material on research, shows how to write for the workplace, and includes coverage of the ethics of communication.