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Recommended Resources For Corporate Communications Pros

Jul 2, 2018 | Communication, Resource

  • News Writing and Reporting: The Complete Guide for Today’s Journalist, by Christopher Scanlan.
  • Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter’s Guide, by B. Fugere & C. Hardaway. Filled with wisdom about clarity and the importance of avoiding buzzwords.
  • A Writer’s Coach: The Complete Guide to Writing Strategies That Work, by Jack Hart.  A comprehensive book about elements of journalistic writing.
  • The Magazine Article: How to Think It, Plan It, Write It, by Peter Jacobi.
  • On Writing Well, a classic by William Zinsser.
  • Writing to Deadline: The Journalist at Work, by Donald Murray.
  • The Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional Journalists (not the AP Stylebook)  An essential guide for anyone who writes news releases and stories.
  • News Reporting and Writing, by Melvin Mencher.
  • Best Newspaper Writing (Poynter Institute)  Includes analysis of the story and a Q&A interview with the writer.
  • The Art & Craft of Feature Writing: Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide, by William Blundell.
  • The Craft of Interviewing, by John Brady.
  • Creative Interviewing: The Writer’s Guide to Gathering Information by Asking Questions, by Ken Metzler.

By Ken O’Quinn

Focus on Them Focus on Them

As a contributing author in this book on leadership, Ken offers insights and tips for managing difficult conversations, providing effective feedback, and being authentic. Order here.


Perfect Phrases for Business Letters (McGraw-Hill) Perfect Phrases for Business Letters

Provides the right words and phrases for any situation - quickly. The book was reprinted in Japanese because of high-volume sales there.


TD at Work — Business Writing for Managers

The Association for Talent Development invited Ken to write this 22-page booklet for the TD at Work series.

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