Here are some pointers to become a successful business writer from Daniel R

The most import advice I can give to someone trying to become a successful business writer is get to the point. You need to make your writing flow as if you were talking; by keeping it simple it makes it easy for the reader to comprehend.

One way to become successful at writing whether it is business writing or any other kind of writing is keep your work organized. I know in my work if I am not organized it is easy for the reader to know that I am not. To help organize your work your can think differently, instead of thinking of all the stuff you want to say, tell the reader what they want to know. Organization essential is another way of keeping it simple and to the point.

To me business writing is all about how you say it. There are other ways to get your point across to the reader other than being negative. Here are some tips from SyntaxTraining, "state what to do- not what to avoid", "say what you can do- not what you can't", "use neutral instead of blaming language". Being positive will come off to the reader a lot better than blaming them or being negative.

Just like in the last paragraph the writer needs to know where and when to put passive words. Knowing where to put passive words helps the writer not look intimidated or harsh. Being able to change wordy phrases into direct ones also helps keep your writing straightforward. The time to use passive phrases is when you don't know who did the action, when it doesn't matter who did the action, when your trying not to blame someone, or if you want to be less directive.

I think if you follow these steps you can be on your way to becoming a successful business writer. You need to keep your work simple and to the point, organized and easy to read, and know when to be directive or passive.



References:
http://www.syntaxtraining.com/business_writing_tips.html
http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/writing_tips/