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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. 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






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






3. Use Initialisms






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






5. Goal and audience






6. Etiquette






7. 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






8. What is the best advice for Drafting?






9. How do you Plan the message?






10. What is format of most Memos?






11. 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






12. 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.






13. 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






14. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






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

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16. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






17. How do you begin the message?

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






19. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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






21. Formality Considerations






22. What are the activities in the planning stage?






23. Using short and long sentences strategically






24. Formal






25. Steps to Successful Writing






26. 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?






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






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






29. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






30. Identifying your audience - Establishing your purpose - Formulating your message - and Selecting your style (how something is written rather than what is written) and tone (expresses your attitude toward your topic and audience)






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






32. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






33. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






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






36. Casual






37. 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






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






39. What is a Memorandum?






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






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






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






43. 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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44. Clairty






45. What are three levels of Revision?






46. 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






47. What are three levels of Editing?






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






49. When to use Instant Messaging?






50. What is Direct Order?