Professional Writing
By Dr. Akash Garg, DC, MS, MBA, MEd · Updated October 20, 2026
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Chapters
- 1Writing at Work: Audience, Purpose and ContextWriting that has a job to do, Reading the reader, Naming the purpose before you type
- 2Professional Email and CorrespondenceShould This Be an Email at All?, The Anatomy of a Professional Email, Writing the Ask: Structure That Gets Action
- 3Clarity, Plain Language and ToneWhat clarity actually is, The sentence engine: actor, action, order, Choosing words your reader already owns
- 4Document Design and ReadabilityDesign Is Not Decoration, Chunking, Headings and Hierarchy, Lists, Tables and White Space
- 5Memos, Letters and Short ReportsPick the Form Before You Write the Sentence, The Memo: Header, Headline, Action, Letters: Speaking as the Institution
- 6Long Reports and ProposalsBefore you write: scoping the long document, Architecture: front matter, body, back matter, The executive summary and the analysis chain
- 7Instructions, Procedures and PolicyThree Different Jobs: Instructions, Procedures, Policy, The Anatomy of a Usable Instruction Set, Writing the Step Itself
- 8Presenting Data and Visual EvidenceStart With the Sentence, Not the Chart, Tables People Can Actually Read, Choosing and Building the Right Chart
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- 9Collaborative and Team WritingWhy team documents die, and the three ways to write together, Set up before you draft: charter, roles, skeleton, style sheet, Drafting in parallel without building a Frankendraft
- 10Accuracy, Ethics and Legal RiskWhat You Can Actually Prove, Honest Representation: Spin, Omission and Credit, Confidentiality, Privacy and the Duty to Say Less
- 11Resumes, Cover Letters and Professional IdentityWho Actually Reads It, and How, Building the Resume: Structure That Survives a Scan, The Accomplishment Bullet: Turning Duties into Evidence
- 12Digital and Social Professional CommunicationChoosing the Channel Before You Choose the Words, Chat, Threads and the Asynchronous Workday, Writing in Public: Posts, Comments and Discussion Boards
- 13Writing in Healthcare: Documentation and HandoffThe Record and Its Readers, Writing the Clinical Note, Handoff: SBAR, I-PASS and the Spoken Record
- 14Editing, Review and Quality ControlThree Passes, Not One, Editing the Sentence, Review That Actually Helps, Verify Before You Send
Written by Dr. Akash Garg
Doctor of Chiropractic, MS in Pharmacology, MS in Management and Leadership, MBA, and MEd degrees in Chemistry, English, Higher Education and Learning Experience Design. Teaching college science since 2007.