2 LEARNING TO WRITE WITHOUT FEAR

Some people say that writing is an art, something that requires God-given talent. Those people are professional writers who don’t want anybody to know how easy their job is. The truth is that good writing is a craft. Anybody can do it and, like any craft, the more you do it the better you get.

When you consider how important business writing is to any organisation, the fact that most firms don’t teach it is incredible; especially when the secrets of successful business writing are actually very simple.

In this chapter you will discover how a little bit of preparation and a little bit of reading can help give you the confidence you need to write effectively and without fear.

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