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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. Formal






3. 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.






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






5. What are three levels of Revision?






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






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. Steps to Successful Writing






9. What are three levels of Editing?






10. 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






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. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






13. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






14. How do you Plan the message?






15. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






16. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






17. General considerations with Email Messages






18. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






20. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






21. 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)






22. What are Cons of Email?

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






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






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






26. Clairty






27. Stages can also be summarized as...






28. How do you begin the message?

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






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






31. 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






32. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






33. 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






34. Correctness






35. General ideas - qualities - conditions - acts or relationships-intangible things that cannot be detected by the five senses






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






37. 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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38. 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






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






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






41. Etiquette






42. To emphasize the performer of an action: make the performer the subject of the verb






43. Repeating keywords and key phrases






44. Tell and show how to do something






45. 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






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






47. What is Indirect Order?






48. What are the activities in the planning stage?






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






50. How to end an email