Book Title: Write and Communicate Like a Professional

Book Description

Write and Communicate Like a Professional is for the introductory technical writing student seeking to improve their writing and communication. The book covers how to improve professional style and tone, develop professional documents, work in teams, and plan and execute multiweek projects. It also includes various types of professional writing—such as letters, texts, handbooks, reports, agendas, press releases, and newsletters—while focusing on those communication forms used most often: emails, memos, and short reports.

Authors Kathryn Raign and Jake VanderVaate also cover such important communications skills as collaborative writing in a chapter on sharing and giving feedback—especially if the feedback is a difficult message to deliver—in a chapter on responding. With clear graphics, clever problem-solution rubrics, and the latest coverage of informal technical writing delivered through social media formats of email and text, Write and Communicate Like a Professional is essential reading for your professional success.

KATHRYN RAIGN is associate professor and communications lab director at the University of North Texas. She is the author of four books: Harbrace Guide to the Teaching of Introductory Composition, The Decisive Writer, Write Now, and Writing for Results. JAKE VANDERVAATE earned a master’s degree in professional and technical communication from the University of North Texas and teaches Introduction to Technical Communication at the University of North Texas.