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Chapter 8: Get to Know the Written Genres

Learning Objectives

In this Chapter you will:

  • Get introduced to the genres of written business communication.
  • Explore ways to effectively write memos, letters, emails, instant messages, meeting minutes, reports, executive summaries, resumes, and cover letters.

 

Content on writing meeting minutes and executive summaries was remixed from:

Lucas, K.; Rawlins,J. D., & Haugen, J. (2023). Business communication: Five core competencies. https://saalck.pressbooks.pub/bcomm/

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Strategic Business Communication: A competency-based approach to writing, speaking, and research. Copyright © 2023 by Kristen Lucas, Jacob D. Rawlins, and Jenna Haugen; Arley Cruthers; Rose Helens-Hart and Rachel Dolechek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.