CHAPTER 4

Understanding the Writing Process for Finance Professionals

In Chapter 3, we explored the communication process model to identify common barriers you will confront as business communicators. You were also equipped with the tools to overcome those barriers. In this chapter, we focus our attention on the writing process. Good writers are disciplined and follow a process. We leverage our finance and communication expertise in this chapter to walk you through the writing process and its application to the types of writing activities undertaken in the finance industry. In particular, we introduce you to:

  • Using the three “P”s of writing preparation (purpose, people, placement)

  • Conducting and incorporating research into your writing

  • Proofreading ...

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