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The Business Writing Process

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1. Casual






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






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






4. 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






5. Formality Considerations






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






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






8. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






9. What is a Memorandum?






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. What is format of most Memos?






15. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






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






17. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






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






19. 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






20. 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.






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






22. Steps to Successful Writing






23. Conciseness






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






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






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






27. How to end an email






28. 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






29. How do you begin the message?

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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. What types of research is done in gathering information?






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






33. 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






34. What is Direct Order?






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






36. What is important in the Revising stage?






37. What are three levels of Editing?






38. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






39. How do you present information in long messages?






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






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






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






43. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






44. Formal






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

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46. 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






47. What should you know about a Letter?






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






49. How is formatting important?






50. Stages can also be summarized as...







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