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The Business Writing Process

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1. Using short and long sentences strategically






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






3. Formality Considerations






4. Formal






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






6. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






7. How do you begin the message?

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






9. 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.






10. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






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






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

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14. How do you present information in long messages?






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






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






17. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






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






19. Clairty






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






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






22. How do you Plan the message?






23. How to end an email






24. An imaginative expression that often compares two things that are basically not alike but have at least one thing in common.






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






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






27. What is format of most Memos?






28. Tell and show how to do something






29. 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






30. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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






32. Etiquette






33. How is formatting important?






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






35. Understand and agree on the important goals - organization - and deadlines for the report - Establish group rules early on and stick to them - Put the good of the group ahead of individual egos - Agree on the group's organization - Identify each mem






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






37. What is Indirect Order?






38. Goal and audience






39. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






48. What is Direct Order?






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






50. What are Pros of Email?







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