HBR Guide to Better Business Writing
by Bryan A. Garner
Garner's compact guide: plan, draft, revise, with chapters on emails, memos, reports and avoiding bureaucratic language. Precise and no-nonsense.
Read it if…
you want a compact, authoritative business-writing reference.
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Skip it if…
you have Writing That Works; similar ground.
Try instead: Letting Go of the Words →
Three things you will actually use
- Separate drafting from editing.
- Lead with the point.
- Cut jargon.
Do this first
Use the MACJ method (madman, architect, carpenter, judge) on your next document.
Our verdict
Compact and precise.
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