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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. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






8. 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






9. 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.






10. 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






11. General considerations with Email Messages






12. How do you present information in message?






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

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14. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






15. What are the activities in the planning stage?






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






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






18. E.g. 'most important'






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






20. What are Pros of Email?






21. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






22. 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






23. Clairty






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






25. Steps to Successful Writing






26. Goal and audience






27. How do you Plan the message?






28. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






29. Tell and show how to do something






30. Etiquette






31. Repeating keywords and key phrases






32. Stages can also be summarized as...






33. How to end an email






34. How do you present information in long messages?






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






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






37. 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






38. What is the best advice for Drafting?






39. When to use Instant Messaging?






40. What is format of most Memos?






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






42. What is important in the Revising stage?






43. What are Cons of Email?

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






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






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






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






48. What are three levels of Revision?






49. How do you begin the message?

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