May, Claire Arevalo.

Effective writing : a handbook for accountants / Claire B. May, Gordon S. May. - 7th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2006. - xiv, 258 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES. 1. Accountants as Communicators. 2. The Writing Process: An Overview. 3. The Flow of Thought: Organizing for Coherence. 4. A Sense of Style: Writing with Conciseness and Clarity. 5. Standard English: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling. 6. Format for Clarity: Document Design. 7. Accounting Research. II. BUSINESS DOCUMENTS. 8. Letters. 9. Memos and E-Mail. 10. Reports. III. WRITING AND YOUR CAREER. 11. Writing Essay Exams: Academic Courses and Professional Certification Exams. 12. Writing for Employment: Resumes and Letters. 13. Writing for Publication. 14. Oral Presentations.

An effective supplement for any accounting course. This text, the best-selling book of its kind, discusses the communication, both written and oral, actually done by professional accountants. It uses real-world accounting situations and includes major sections on Communication Strategies, Business Documents, and Oral Communication.

0131496816 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2005-002888


Business report writing.
Communication in accounting.

HF5719 / .M375 2006

808/.066657