Student Resources

• Using Email in Business Contexts:
  • Writing Effective Emails: Rhetorical Considerations
  • Email Style Tips
• Using Bullet Points in Business Writing
• Business Letter Handout
• Citing Sources
• Editing exercise: The HWI revised the following “reaction paper,” written in an introductory core FSB course, to make it tighter and more readable. As you read the two versions, notice that we did NOT change the original meaning; but, with simple editing, we were able to convey the same meaning in just about half the words. The edited version more closely resembles the tight, concise writing that businesses value.
  • Editing Example
  • Original Text
  • Edited Text
• Editing for Clarity
• Executive Summary
• FIN 417 Merger Analysis
• Marketing 335 Memo Exam
• Paperless Writing
• PowerPoint & Visual Rhetoric
• Team Writing
• Writing in a Business Context
• Writing Memos

The HWI is available for one-on-one or group consultations with business students. We can help you with class assignments, resumes, personal statements, portfolio preparation, or other writing tasks you may have at any stage of the writing process. While we can help you edit your work, we are not a proofreading service. Instead, a writing consultant will work with you on concerns such as audience, style, form, and context during a half-hour appointment in our office (Laws 204). Drop-ins are welcome, though we do advise you to make an appointment in advance, as our appointment slots do fill up quickly during the semester. Please see the contact information section for our office hours, email, and phone number. When you come in for a consultation, please bring your draft, assignment sheet or prompt, and any questions or concerns you have.

The resources on this page include many of the handouts we have created at the HWI to help you through writing tasks or issues specific to business contexts. The links on this page go to either pdf files or Word documents, which you can download and use as you write. If you are looking for help and cannot find a handout that answers your questions, please check the faculty resources page or make an appointment to sit down with us in a consultation. We also welcome suggestions from you about new handouts you’d like to see.