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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. 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?






2. Use Initialisms






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






4. How do you begin the message?


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






6. The ___________ of a word are its meanings and associations beyond its literal definitions - words often have particular connotations for audiences within professional groups and organizations






7. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






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






9. General considerations with Email Messages






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






11. Clairty






12. Etiquette






13. 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.






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






16. When to use Instant Messaging?






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






18. Steps to Successful Writing






19. 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)






20. What is Direct Order?






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


22. How do you present information in long messages?






23. What are three levels of Revision?






24. How is formatting important?






25. When should email NOT be used?






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






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






28. Correctness






29. E.g. 'most important'






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






31. How do you Plan the message?






32. Using short and long sentences strategically






33. Repeating keywords and key phrases






34. Formal






35. 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.






36. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






37. 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






38. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






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






40. What should you know about a Letter?






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






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






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






44. Formality Considerations






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






46. What are Cons of Email?


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






48. Conciseness






49. Stages can also be summarized as...






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