FOR PULA BINANI - Business

BUSINESS WRITING

Nearly every business activities are visualized, planned, analyzed and implemented in various forms of the written word. Such forms may consist of reports, their summaries, letters and any type of document which communicates something about the business of the organization. Collectively, it can be said to be the hard-copy which records the proposals, the activities & the results of innumerable business transactions.

Writing is a process which consists of a number of interrelated steps:

BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC WRITING

There are a number of differences between these two styles of writing. Academic writing uses a third person and is formal while business writing uses any point of view and is less formal. Academic writing lays focus on various facts while in business writing it tends to give opinions. Academic writing uses long sentences which is are alright but in business writing it becomes cumbersome.

Apart from the differences there are some points common to both styles of writing. Need of well developed ideas that should be communicated precisely and very clearly is common to both styles of writing. The tone of writing in both styles is serious whether for making suggestions for change or reporting on research. Lastly, appropriate grammar & punctuation is essential in both the forms of writing.

Reference

Lucas, S. E. (2009). The art of public speaking (10th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.