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

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






3. When to use Instant Messaging?






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






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






6. What is Indirect Order?






7. What is the best advice for Drafting?






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






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






10. Stages can also be summarized as...






11. Tell and show how to do something






12. How do you present information in long messages?






13. 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?






14. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






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






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






17. Repeating keywords and key phrases






18. Correctness






19. Avoid language that attempts to evade responsibility - Avoid deceptive language - Do not deemphasize or suppress important information - Do not emphasize misleading or incorrect information - Avoid using language that is biased - racist - or sexist o






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






21. How to end an email






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






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






24. What are Individual Contexts






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






26. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






27. What are Cons of Email?

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28. How do you begin the message?

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






30. What is important in the Revising stage?






31. What is critical to a message's success?






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






33. General considerations with Email Messages






34. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






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






36. Using short and long sentences strategically






37. 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






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






39. What are Pros of Email?






40. 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






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






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






43. E.g. 'most important'






44. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. Use Initialisms