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The Business Writing Process

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1. Use Initialisms






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






3. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






4. What are Pros of Email?






5. E.g. 'most important'






6. What are three levels of Editing?






7. Casual






8. What is a Memorandum?






9. What is important in the Revising stage?






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






11. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






12. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






13. Steps to Successful Writing






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. 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)






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






19. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. How do you present information in long messages?






28. What are three levels of Revision?






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






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






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






32. Using short and long sentences strategically






33. 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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34. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






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






36. Informal






37. When should email NOT be used?






38. Conciseness






39. General considerations with Email Messages






40. Formality Considerations






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. What should you know about a Letter?






47. 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






48. 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






49. Formal






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







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