Write to Influence!

Powerful writing can change your life! It correlates directly to success, personal and professional. You may be the best qualified candidate--hands down--but if the competition is better at telling a story, you lose. At the organizational level--military and civilian--accurate, clear, and concise writing is the lifeblood for effective operations.Want to win that academic scholarship, internship, or promotion? Advocating for a grant or to launch a new program? Writing a business...
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Powerful writing can change your life! It correlates directly to success, personal and professional. You may be the best qualified candidate--hands down--but if the competition is better at telling a story, you lose. At the organizational level--military and civilian--accurate, clear, and concise writing is the lifeblood for effective operations.Want to win that academic scholarship, internship, or promotion? Advocating for a grant or to launch a new program? Writing a business proposal or critical business report? Responding to congressional inquiries? Want to attract talented employees? Need to effectively market your products online? Write to Influence! will hone your business writing skills. Result--clear, dynamic, polished, and persuasive text will give you that critical edge over the competition. This book is also for students, the upcoming generation in the workforce. They, too, deserve these tools to facilitate success in their chosen endeavors. Word Sculpting tools addressed in Part 1 are perfectly suited for junior high school, as are many of the writing strategies in Part 2. The entire book is applicable for high school and college. Learn to:* Make every word count and every second of the reader's time play to your advantage.* Write a resume that stands out ... for all the right reasons. Twelve tips to do so. * Persuade the reader to your point of view. Strategies to assemble hard-hitting facts. * Compose powerful, compelling text with ten proven tools and exercises for each.* Organize your message for impact and showcase key points. * Develop and deliver top-notch presentations. * Craft professional, polished, and effective email.* Heed and avoid the ten most common errors in professional writing.Write to Influence! is light-hearted and conversational in tone, entertaining to read, easily understood, and chock-full of practical advice. Choose Write to Influence! when powerful writing is paramount to your goals. When opportunity knocks, Write to Influence! will help open those doors!My background: Retired Air Force colonel with 30 years' experience writing for and briefing ambassadors, generals, and other senior government officials. For these individuals, five minutes was a significant amount of time--every word, each second counted.