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






2. Tell and show how to do something






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






4. Clairty






5. Used to show - by the structure of a sentence - the appropriate relationship between ideas of unequal importance.






6. How is formatting important?






7. What are the activities in the planning stage?






8. General considerations with Email Messages






9. What should you know about a Letter?






10. What is Direct Order?






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






12. How do you present information in long messages?






13. Words and expressions that offend because they make inappropriate assumptions or stereotypes about gender - ethnicity - physical or mental disability - age or sexual orientation.






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






15. E.g. 'most important'






16. What is a Memorandum?






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






18. Informal






19. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






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






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






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






23. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






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






25. What is important in the Revising stage?






26. What are three levels of Editing?






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






28. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






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






30. What is the best advice for Drafting?






31. Formal






32. 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






33. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






34. Correctness






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






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






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






38. Repeating keywords and key phrases






39. How do you begin the message?

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40. 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?






41. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






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






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






44. What are Cons of Email?

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45. 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






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






47. Conciseness






48. Steps to Successful Writing






49. When should email NOT be used?






50. 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