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The Business Writing Process

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. What are Cons of Email?

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






3. Casual






4. Etiquette






5. Repeating keywords and key phrases






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. Steps to Successful Writing






11. How do you present information in message?






12. How do you present information in long messages?






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






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






15. When to use Instant Messaging?






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






17. Goal and audience






18. How is formatting important?






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






20. What are Individual Contexts






21. 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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22. 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






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






24. Formality Considerations






25. Tell and show how to do something






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






27. 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?






28. What are three levels of Revision?






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






30. Less formal than in the past - Varies from conversational style - The use of personal pronouns is important - In emails etc. something between conversational & business writing should be used - Only use we when it is company policy






31. Informal






32. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






33. 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






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

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






36. What are the activities in the planning stage?






37. How to end an email






38. Letters - memos - email - instant messages - telephone calls - Faxes - Face-to-face meetings - video conferences - web sites






39. General considerations with Email Messages






40. Using short and long sentences strategically






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






42. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






43. What is the best advice for Drafting?






44. When should email NOT be used?






45. Formal






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






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






48. 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






49. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






50. Clairty