I agree that the book gave many insights on how to focus your writing. I found it interesting when the book pointed out that you should write in a way that reflects your relationship with your readers. In many situations you may have little to no relationship with the people you are writing to so I guess you just have to take that into account and write as clearly as possible.
I found what you said about the recent graduate and your experience in the workplace to be interesting. Writing skills are so vital and grammar is usually difficult to grasp. One missed comma on a presentation in a meeting could mean people get the wrong idea about what you are saying. I always try to have someone else go over my work before I turn anything in or give a presentation. The credibility issue is also very important. When you are new to a company people don’t really know what to expect. If you come into a business meeting to give a presentation and you spelled something wrong your credibility is probably damaged a bit.
I also found that I had already heard most of the information in the book but they presented many tips in a new light and I still learned information that will help me in the future.
