{"id":2983,"date":"2017-03-24T00:54:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T19:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017.mumbai.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=2983"},"modified":"2017-04-21T13:36:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T08:06:56","slug":"why-business-writing-is-important","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/mumbai.wordcamp.org\/2017\/session\/why-business-writing-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Business Writing is important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.mumbai.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/03\/fairy-300x300.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Fairy Dharawat\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mumbai.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/03\/fairy.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mumbai.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/03\/fairy.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mumbai.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/03\/fairy.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mumbai.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/03\/fairy.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Communication is an important tool to get things done. Where I come from, there&#8217;s a saying &#8211; those who can speak, they can sell, thus they can survive. While this phrase is eons old, it&#8217;s relevant as ever not yet jaded. So when we come to business writing, why is it so important? Why do we need to hone our writing skill ? In an age of blowing our trumpet, thanks to social media, business writing spills over to your company&#8217;s Facebook pages and twitter accounts as well. So in the age of digital revolution, it&#8217;s important to know how to play with style and structure across different platforms to get desired results &#8211; engagement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why business writing is important?<\/strong><br \/>\n1) It saves time and gets things done.<br \/>\n2) Email etiquettes. How to generate response?<br \/>\na) By writing in a way the reader responds &#8211; Being polite and to the point &#8211; the writers I&#8217;ve written to have responded \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nb) It\u2019s a mixture of persuasion, right words, sentence structure and of course grammar!<br \/>\n3) Using words which help to put across your point. Avoiding jargon. Sharing the list.<br \/>\n4) A blend of longer and shorter sentences. How to use them.<br \/>\n5) Clearly stating your intent as soon as possible.<br \/>\n6) Changing language style for email, and social media (engagement)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communication is an important tool to get things done. Where I come from, there&#8217;s a saying &#8211; those who can speak, they can sell, thus they can survive. While this phrase is eons old, it&#8217;s relevant as ever not yet jaded. So when we come to business writing, why is it so important? 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