by Kevin Ryan
Amacom, July, 2003.
Paperback, 246 pages.
ISBN: 0814471501

Corporate writing can be one of the
most lucrative careers available to
writers. In this book professional freelancer and
college writing professor Kevin Ryan teaches
writers what it takes to create effective
business correspondence and how
to excel at the corporate level.
Ryan is also president of The Executive Writer, a
consulting firm whose clients include Lucent
Technologies and Procter & Gamble.
Ryan covers topics important to
business writers: standards, the "Plan Than
Write" method, using formats and
templates, writing clear and concisely, editing,
proofreading, and writing brief memos
and emails. The book also contains
interviews with top business writers such as
Richard Bolles, Suze Orman and Rhonda
Abrams. Interviews with executives from major corporations like AT&T, Cisco Systems and Citigroup help show clearly how corporate writing impacts big businesses.
Write Up The Corporate Ladder will help writers build their confidence and skill levels so they can approach corporate writing opportunities and manage complex assignments. This is the perfect book for the writer looking to enhance his business writing skills and for anyone looking to
advance his career in corporate America.
Write Up The Corporate Ladder is available for purchase on
Amazon.com
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This review was published in the January-February, 2004 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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