TY - BOOK AU - May,Claire Arevalo AU - May,Gordon S. TI - Effective writing: a handbook for accountants SN - 0131496816 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - HF5719 .M375 2006 U1 - 808/.066657 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - Business report writing KW - Communication in accounting N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -