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The Business Writing Process

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How is formatting important?






2. What types of research is done in gathering information?






3. How do you begin the message?


4. Am I giving the reader too much or too little info? - does this point belong here? - is this point relevant? - am I repeating or contradicting myself? - have I ended appropriately?






5. What is a Memorandum?






6. They dentify things that can be perceived by the 5 senses - such as diploma - manager - or keyboard






7. General considerations with Email Messages






8. Provide practical information - give facts not impressions - provide visuals to clarify and condense information - give accurate measurements - state responsibilities precisely - persuade and offer recommendations -






9. Identifying your audience - Establishing your purpose - Formulating your message - and Selecting your style (how something is written rather than what is written) and tone (expresses your attitude toward your topic and audience)






10. Varying sentences by using a compound sentence - a complex sentence - or a simple sentence






11. Conciseness






12. How much time should a student spend in each writing stage?






13. Understand and agree on the important goals - organization - and deadlines for the report - Establish group rules early on and stick to them - Put the good of the group ahead of individual egos - Agree on the group's organization - Identify each mem






14. What is Indirect Order?






15. What are three levels of Editing?






16. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






17. Etiquette






18. Correctness






19. An inoffensive substitute for a word or phrase that could be distasteful - offensive - or too blunt.






20. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






21. How do you know what to include in your message?






22. The attitude a writer expresses toward the subject and his or her readers. May range depending on purpose etc.






23. Clairty






24. Listing the ideas or facts within a sentence in sequence from least to most important






25. Modifiers that repeat an idea implicit or present in the word being modified contribute to wordiness by being redundant (basic essentials - final outcome) - Coordinated synonyms (each and every - first and foremost.) - Expletives - relative pronouns






26. What should you know about a Letter?






27. Steps to Successful Writing






28. Sentences can vary in sentence length - word order - loose and periodic sentences






29. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






30. What are Pros of Email?






31. To set you apart from the others; show that you have customized your resume for that company/job opening






32. Means that extraneous words - phrases - clauses - and sentences have been removed from writing without sacrificing clarity or appropriate detail.






33. Formal






34. What are Cons of Email?


35. Plan what you are going to say - polish what you wrote before you sent it - proofread everything


36. Using short and long sentences strategically






37. The ___________ of a word are its meanings and associations beyond its literal definitions - words often have particular connotations for audiences within professional groups and organizations






38. An organized presentation of relevant data on any topic that a company or agency tracks in its day-to-day operations






39. Introduction; list of equipment and materials; steps for your instructions; warnings - cautions - and notes; conclusion






40. When should email NOT be used?






41. Introduction - list of materials - actual steps - warnings - cautions - and notes - conclusion when necessary






42. The ____________ of a word are its literal meanings - as defined in a dictionary.






43. How to end an email






44. Goal and audience






45. General ideas - qualities - conditions - acts or relationships-intangible things that cannot be detected by the five senses






46. Repeating keywords and key phrases






47. Techniques for writing memos and emails are...






48. Formality Considerations






49. What is important in the Revising stage?






50. Words or phrases that suddenly become popular and - because of an intense period of overuse - lose their freshness and precisness - E.g. interface (as a verb) - impact (as a verb) - skill sets - deliverables - slam dunk - bleeding edge - cash cow - 2