Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org
EnglishClub.com is dedicated to English learners and those for whom English is a
second language—but it can be useful for all of us.
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar
The original (1918) edition of the famous style guide The Elements of Style is available
online at Bartleby.com. http://www.bartleby.com/141
The Writers and Editors site presents an article on tact and tone in editing the work of
others. http://www.writersandeditors.com/tips_on_tact_and_tone_30805.htm
Merriam-Webster provides a chart of proofreader’s marks and their meanings.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/mw/table/proofrea.htm
Visit this About.com site for information on designing a document.
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/Principles_of_Design.htm
For in-depth information on how to present visuals effectively, visit the Web site of
Edward Tufte, a Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in
statistical evidence, information design, and interface design.
http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/index
For a wealth of articles and information about typefaces and other aspects of document
design, explore the Web site of AIGA, the professional association for design.
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/about
Chapter 13 Business Writing in Action
If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your résumé and claim them as
achievements.Mason CooleyVolunteer—not so you can build your résumé, but so you can build yourself.Author Unknown