Writing Resources
After learning so much about everything that goes into business writing, you may be thinking that you will never remember all this information. The good news is that you do not have to. There are many resources available to you with just the click of a mouse. You should never be afraid to look up the information if you have a question. Once you do this a couple of times, you will most likely not need to do it anymore because you will become familiar with the topic and know it well.
There are always things to learn, research to conduct, and reviews to go over. This lesson focuses on the resources you can use, both online and off, that can help you in all your business writing needs. You do not necessarily have to remember every one of the business writing rules that have been discussed. However, knowing where to learn more and get questions answered is essential. Once you know how to do that, you will be able to write anything.
Offline
Key items you can keep in your office to assist with business writing questions you may have include:- dictionary;
- thesaurus;
- books on business writing;
- business writing examples.
It is a good idea to build a file of business writing examples. If you receive business documents or letters that you particularly like because of the style, format, or for another reason, make a copy to stick in your example file. Then when you are trying to visualize something you would like to create, refer back to your file and pull out examples. This will help spark ideas, as well as give you a reference base to follow when creating your new piece of work. Just be cautious about not copying the actual words, which would be plagiarism, or stealing someone else's work and claiming it as your own. You can use the overall idea, format, layout, and even some of the structural ideas, but avoid copying anything word for word.
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