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Explicit Business Writing Standards

     Competency-based training in explicit business writing means the trainees must demonstrate competence in every writing skill to progress through the training. Every participant must become a highly capable writer to graduate. To learn more about competency-based training in explicit business writing, click here.

For the free summary of the writing standards for explicit business documents, click here.

For the free detailed writing standards for explicit business documents, click here.

For a free copy of the writing standards for explicit e-mail, click here.


We are committed to helping companies adopt the explicit business writing standards to make company communications so clear they cannot be misunderstood. You may copy and distribute the standards freely. If you adopt them, all employees will write consistently clear e-mails, memos, letters, and reports. New employees can be trained in the skills and performance reviews can include evaluations of how well employees adhere to the standards.

Explicit Business Writing: Best Practices for the Twenty-First Century contains the standards, the best practices on which the standards are based, explanations of the best practices, and clear, concrete examples. Click here to learn more about the book.