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The Business Writing Process

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1. 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






2. General considerations with Email Messages






3. 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






4. Use Initialisms






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






6. Correctness






7. What is Direct Order?






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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






18. Goal and audience






19. How do you present information in long messages?






20. Tell and show how to do something






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. How to end an email






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






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






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






30. When to use Instant Messaging?






31. What are Individual Contexts






32. 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






33. Etiquette






34. Formality Considerations






35. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






36. Stages can also be summarized as...






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






38. How do you begin the message?

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39. Conciseness






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






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






43. Casual






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






45. Provide practical info - give facts - not impressions - provide visuals to clarify - give accurate measurements - stating responsibility precisely - persuading and offering recommendations






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






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






48. How do you present information in message?






49. 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?






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







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