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The Business Writing Process

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1. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






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






3. Etiquette






4. What should you know about a Letter?






5. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






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






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






8. Are these stages recursive or linear?






9. What are Pros of Email?






10. 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.






11. 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






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






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. How to end an email






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






16. How is formatting important?






17. What is important in the Revising stage?






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






19. Formal






20. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






21. What are three levels of Editing?






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






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






24. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






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






26. Steps to Successful Writing






27. 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)






28. Casual






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






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






31. What is Direct Order?






32. 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






33. How do you present information in message?






34. 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






35. Formality Considerations






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






37. What is the best advice for Drafting?






38. What are three levels of Revision?






39. How do you begin the message?

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40. Use Initialisms






41. Informal






42. What is format of most Memos?






43. 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






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






45. Correctness






46. 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






47. 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






48. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






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






50. How do you present information in long messages?







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