This tutorial presents the user with a quick and effective means of insuring that their business communications are are free from the most common types of errors.

1. A Tutorial for General Office Applications
By Dennis Stovall & Associates

2. 
 B.L.O.T. – Bottom Line on Top
Tip #1

3. 
 Grammar and Spelling
Tip #2

4. 
 Clear and Simple Writing Style
Tip #3

5. 
 Organization
 Sub-headings
 Bullets
Tip #4

6. 
 Knowing Your Audience
 International
 Inter-organizational
Tip #5

7. 
 Tone
 Calm & Friendly
Tip #6

8. 
 Straight forward Subject Line
 Business Letters & Memos
 Emails
Tip # 7

9. 
 Avoid Technical Jargon
Tip #8

10. 
 Avoid Commonly Confused and Misused Words
 Homophones:
 Coarse(adj.) Raw and/or Unpolished. The language used in
drafting the editorial was raw and the body of the writing was
unpolished.
 Course(n.) Pathway, Development. The pathway leading through
this course will accommodate the company’s IT development.
Tip #9

11. 
 Cite References Properly
 Do Not Plagiarize
Tip #10

12. 
 Timothy E. Flood (2008). MBA Fundamentals,
Business Writing
Kaplan Publishing: New York, NY
References