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02680aam a2200349 i 4500 001 3A8BB86A673311EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231010010145 008 220101s2022 nyua bf 000 0 eng 010 $a 2021062329 020 $a 0393633977 020 $a 9780393633979 035 $a (OCoLC)1272854719 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d TOH $d OPW $d VP@ $d YDX $d MLSOD $d UIB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HF5718.3 $b .W53 2022 082 00 $a 808.06/665 $2 23/eng/20220112 100 1 $a Wheelan, Charles J., $e author. 245 10 $a Write for your life : $b a guide to clear and purposeful writing (and presentations) / $c Charles Wheelan. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b W.W. Norton & Company, $c [2022] 300 $a xxv, 175 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Introduction: How lost is he? -- Writing for life I : getting started -- Writing for life II : making it better -- Writing for life III : buffing and polishing -- Speaking for life : some points specific to presentations -- Concluding thoughts. 520 $a "The best-selling author's practical guide to writing clearly and convincingly in every professional setting. Charles Wheelan has spent decades mastering effective communication skills in his work as a writer, college professor, journalist, speechwriter, political candidate, and public speaker. In Write for Your Life, he shares his best tips. He covers how to organize and present information, why it's necessary to adapt one's tone to different audiences, and when to use summaries, sidebars, bullet points, and other tools for making information more digestible. He explores the truth behind popular cliches like "Show don't tell" and "Kill your darlings," and discusses the proper use and attribution of quotations from secondary sources. Throughout, the book is leavened with memorable anecdotes from leading magazine and newspaper writers and public figures such as Winston Churchill and Elena Kagan, as well as a diverse array of the best communicators from the worlds of culture, sports, and politics. Write for Your Life is an essential guide for anyone needing to get their ideas across whether in a memo, report, presentation, fundraising letter, or speech"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Business writing $v Handbooks, manuals, etc. 650 0 $a Rhetoric $v Handbooks, manuals, etc. 650 0 $a Oratory $v Handbooks, manuals, etc. 941 $a 1 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010033629.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3A8BB86A673311EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search