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The Business Writing Process

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1. To emphasize the performer of an action: make the performer the subject of the verb






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






3. How do you present information in message?






4. Places the reader's interest and perspective foremost. It is based on the principle that most readers are naturally more concerned about their own needs than they are about those of a writer or a writer's organization - often means using the words y

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5. What is format of most Memos?






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






7. Honesty - attractive - carefully organized - concise accurate - current information - relevance






8. Audience's preferences - personal work style - how widely info needs to be distributed etc.






9. What is the best advice for Drafting?






10. How do you begin the message?

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






12. A sentence that is so tangled with structural and grammatical problems that it cannot be repaired - often result from trying to include too many ideas in one sentence.






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






14. E.g. 'most important'






15. 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






16. Provide practical info - give facts - not impressions - provide visuals to clarify - give accurate measurements - stating responsibility precisely - persuading and offering recommendations






17. Using short and long sentences strategically






18. What is Direct Order?






19. The principle of of stressing the most important ieas in writing. You can achieve this with the careful use of: Position - Climatic Order - Sentence Type - Sentence Length - Sentence Length - Active Voice - Repetition - Intensifiers - Direct Stateme






20. Avoid language that attempts to evade responsibility - Avoid deceptive language - Do not deemphasize or suppress important information - Do not emphasize misleading or incorrect information - Avoid using language that is biased - racist - or sexist o






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






22. Goal and audience






23. Conciseness






24. 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






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






26. What are three levels of Editing?






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






28. Use Initialisms






29. Formal






30. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






31. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






32. Where you put the idea - The first & last words of a sentence - paragraph - doc - stand out in readers' minds.






33. Concern policies and regulations found in employee handbooks and other internal corporate communications






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






35. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






36. When should email NOT be used?






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






38. How to end an email






39. How is formatting important?






40. What are the activities in the planning stage?






41. Letters - memos - email - instant messages - telephone calls - Faxes - Face-to-face meetings - video conferences - web sites






42. 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?






43. Etiquette






44. Casual






45. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






46. Use to call attention to a particular word or statement --






47. What is a Memorandum?






48. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






49. Formality Considerations






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







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