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The Business Writing Process

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. To emphasize the performer of an action: make the performer the subject of the verb






2. 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






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






4. What are Individual Contexts






5. When to use Instant Messaging?






6. Informal






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






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






9. The skeleton of the document you are going to write--structures your writing by ensuring that it has a beginning - middle - and end.Types: topic outlines - sentence outlines etc.






10. How do you present information in long messages?






11. 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?






12. How to end an email






13. Clairty






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






15. Casual






16. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. General considerations with Email Messages






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






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






25. 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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26. Repeating keywords and key phrases






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. What should you know about a Letter?






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






34. What are Pros of Email?






35. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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






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






38. Conciseness






39. Correctness






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






41. How do you begin the message?

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






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






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






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

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46. Use Initialisms






47. Steps to Successful Writing






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






49. What is the best advice for Drafting?






50. Where you put the idea - The first & last words of a sentence - paragraph - doc - stand out in readers' minds.