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The Business Writing Process

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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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2. How do you present information in message?






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






4. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






5. 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






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






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






8. What is Direct Order?






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






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






11. General considerations with Email Messages






12. Repeating keywords and key phrases






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. 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






15. Conciseness






16. 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






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






18. How do you present information in long messages?






19. Goal and audience






20. What is important in the Revising stage?






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






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






23. E.g. 'most important'






24. Steps to Successful Writing






25. What is Indirect Order?






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






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






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






29. Correctness






30. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






31. 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






32. 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)






33. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






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






36. What are three levels of Editing?






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






38. Informal






39. 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.






40. Stages can also be summarized as...






41. What is format of most Memos?






42. Clairty






43. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






44. 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?






45. 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






46. Casual






47. What are three levels of Revision?






48. Formal






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






50. What are Cons of Email?

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