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The Business Writing Process

Instructions:
  • 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. Repeating keywords and key phrases






2. What is the best advice for Drafting?






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






4. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






6. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






7. Using short and long sentences strategically






8. Formality Considerations






9. General considerations with Email Messages






10. What are three levels of Revision?






11. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






12. 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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13. Goal and audience






14. Correctness






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






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






17. 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






18. How do you Plan the message?






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






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






21. What are Cons of Email?

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22. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






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






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






25. Clairty






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






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






28. Steps to Successful Writing






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






30. What are three levels of Editing?






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






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






33. 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.






34. What should you know about a Letter?






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






36. How is formatting important?






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






38. When should email NOT be used?






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






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






44. What is Direct Order?






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






46. 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






47. Conciseness






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






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






50. Etiquette