Bull's Eye Business Writing Tips

Tip #246:  Tips for preparing an
electronic newsletter.

These FREE weekly business writing tips
will help you improve your business writing.

Tip #246: These are tips for preparing an electronic newsletter.  (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

• Offer potential subscribers a choice between plain text and HTML format.

• Create a consistent subject line for your e-mail.

• Tailor content to what readers want.  (Use surveys)

• Be creative. Do not use generic articles found on any web site.

• Write in active voice with a friendly style.

• Use bullets to highlight important points.

• Proofread for spelling, grammar, and clarity.

• Provide a way for readers to subscribe or unsubscribe.

• Ask readers to forward copies to friends.

Please correct the faulty punctuation errors in the following sentences:

1. The work was not entirely satisfactory.  Which is why they cancelled the contract.
   

2. The issue was never presented to a jury.  The case having been settled out of court.
   

3. The meeting was nearly unanimous in reaching a decision.  Although those who disagreed were local in their opposition.

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Here are some books on business writing that I recommend. Bull's Eye Business Writing is also available from Amazon.com. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, author, Lynne Truss The Everything Resume Book by Steven Graber On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction , by William Knowlton Zinsser  The Gregg Reference Manual, by William A. Sabin  The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, White, E. B. White  How to Take the Fog Out of Business Writing, by Robert Gunning, Richard A. Kallan (Contributor)  More books on business writing and other business subjects  (available from Amazon.com).

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