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The Business Writing Process

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Conciseness






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






3. Repeating keywords and key phrases






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






5. What are Individual Contexts






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. What is the best advice for Drafting?






10. What should you know about a Letter?






11. 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






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






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






14. How do you present information in long messages?






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






16. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






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






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






19. What is a Memorandum?






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






21. Are these stages recursive or linear?






22. 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






23. How is formatting important?






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






25. Casual






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






27. 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


28. How do you begin the message?


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






30. Etiquette






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






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






33. Formality Considerations






34. 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






35. 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






36. Informal






37. What are three levels of Editing?






38. What is important in the Revising stage?






39. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






40. Goal and audience






41. What are the activities in the planning stage?






42. 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






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






44. How do you Plan the message?






45. What is format of most Memos?






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






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






48. What are Cons of Email?


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






50. Correctness