Business Writing
Business writing is similar to technical writing; the concerns and strategies are the same.
You start by collecting information—whether you're writing a letter, an email, a press release, or preparing a presentation, you start by gathering your thoughts and doing research. The research might involve reading relevant research papers, clinical trials, and review articles. You may want to talk with researchers, colleagues, or peruse your notes you made at relevant meetings....
It's a good idea to begin by asking yourself "What am I trying to achieve?" If you can't answer that question. the chances of writing a good piece are slim. If you can identify your global intentions, then you can evaluate your information, arguments, and recommendations against those intentions.
Start immediately to identify the main issues, think about how to organize them, make some notes, brainstorm, and so on.
By focusing your thoughts, you've started to think about what your readers might want or need to know.
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Some Things To Keep In Mind
This is the same list of strategies used for technical writing: 1. Understand the type of report/memo/synopsis you are writing—find examples and notice the structure and organization other authors have used 2. Write down your global intentions—a phrase or two that captures the gist of your potential writing 3. Tentatively identify possible sections and subsections—this is a brainstorming or clustering activity 4. Try writing some headings using strong verbs and specific nouns—it may be too soon for this activity; however, it will allow you to see where you need to do more research or identify where you have holes you'll want to think about later. You will certainly revisit headings and subheadings after you've got a draft 5. Think about your readers'