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The Business Writing Process

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






2. Steps to Successful Writing






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






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






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






7. Repeating keywords and key phrases






8. General considerations with Email Messages






9. What is the best advice for Drafting?






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






11. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






12. E.g. 'most important'






13. How do you present information in message?






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






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






16. 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






17. What are Pros of Email?






18. 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






19. Informal






20. What are the activities in the planning stage?






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






22. Tell and show how to do something






23. Stages can also be summarized as...






24. What are Cons of Email?

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






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






27. Use Initialisms






28. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






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






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






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






32. Etiquette






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






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






35. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






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






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






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






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






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






41. Goal and audience






42. What should you know about a Letter?






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






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






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






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

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47. How do you begin the message?

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48. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






49. Conciseness






50. 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







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