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The Business Writing Process

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1. Using words like 'most - much - very' with caution - wthout overdoing it.






2. 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






3. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






4. The skeleton of the document you are going to write--structures your writing by ensuring that it has a beginning - middle - and end.Types: topic outlines - sentence outlines etc.






5. Correctness






6. Casual






7. 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)






8. 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






9. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






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






11. Conciseness






12. The use of language that is more formal - technical - or showy than necessary to communicate information to the reader.






13. Repeating keywords and key phrases






14. 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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15. What are three levels of Revision?






16. What is format of most Memos?






17. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






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






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






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






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






23. An imaginative expression that often compares two things that are basically not alike but have at least one thing in common.






24. What is critical to a message's success?






25. Steps to Successful Writing






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






27. Clairty






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






29. What is Direct Order?






30. The relationships among ideas are clear to readers. A logical sequence of related ideas and clear transitions between these ideas.






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






32. How to end an email






33. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






34. 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.






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






36. Goal and audience






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

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38. 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






39. Stages can also be summarized as...






40. How is formatting important?






41. How do you present information in message?






42. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






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






44. General considerations with Email Messages






45. What are Pros of Email?






46. A group of words that has a special meaning apart from its literal meaning. Someone who 'runs for office'






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






48. Condenses writing by omitting articles - pronouns - conjunctions - and transitions - e.g. ' Per 5/21 email 12 copies of instruction needed asap'






49. What are the activities in the planning stage?






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