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The Business Writing Process

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1. Using short and long sentences strategically






2. Etiquette






3. Repeating keywords and key phrases






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






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

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6. What are three levels of Editing?






7. How is formatting important?






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






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






10. How do you begin the message?

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11. 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)






12. Correctness






13. 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






14. What is important in the Revising stage?






15. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






16. What is a Memorandum?






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






18. When should email NOT be used?






19. When to use Instant Messaging?






20. E.g. 'most important'






21. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






23. 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






24. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






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






26. 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?






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






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






29. Tell and show how to do something






30. Conciseness






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






32. What are Pros of Email?






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






34. What is the best advice for Drafting?






35. Steps to Successful Writing






36. 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






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






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






39. How to end an email






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






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






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






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






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






45. Informal






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






47. How do you Plan the message?






48. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






49. 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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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