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The Business Writing Process

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 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.






2. Steps to Successful Writing






3. Using short and long sentences strategically






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






5. Expressions that have been used fro so long that they are no longer fresh but come to mind easily bc they are so familiar. Often wordy as well as vague and cab be confusing - especially to non-native English speakers - E.g. all over the map - run it






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






7. Tell and show how to do something






8. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






9. What are three levels of Editing?






10. How do you Plan the message?






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






12. Casual






13. 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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14. Less formal than in the past - Varies from conversational style - The use of personal pronouns is important - In emails etc. something between conversational & business writing should be used - Only use we when it is company policy






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

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






17. How to end an email






18. What are three levels of Revision?






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






20. Conciseness






21. How do you begin the message?

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22. Goal and audience






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






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






25. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






26. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






27. 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






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






29. Formality Considerations






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






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






32. Make sure your e-mail is confidential and ethical - observe all of the proprietary requirements when using e-mail - use an acceptable format- follow all of the rules of 'netiqette' when answering e-mail - adopt a professional style - ensure that yo






33. 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.






34. 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






35. What are Individual Contexts






36. What should you know about a Letter?






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






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






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






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






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






42. What are Pros of Email?






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






44. Put instructions is correct order - right amount of information only - group closely related items into 1 step - give reader hints on how to best accomplish task - state when 1 step affects another - insert graphics where needed






45. Stages can also be summarized as...






46. Use Initialisms






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






48. When should email NOT be used?






49. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






50. How do you present information in message?