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The Business Writing Process

Instructions:
  • 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. E.g. 'most important'






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






3. Repeating keywords and key phrases






4. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






5. What are three levels of Revision?






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






7. What are Pros of Email?






8. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






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






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






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






12. Formal






13. Steps to Successful Writing






14. What are the activities in the planning stage?






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






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






17. Using short and long sentences strategically






18. What are Individual Contexts






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






20. Conciseness






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






22. 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






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






24. When to use Instant Messaging?






25. What are three levels of Editing?






26. 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






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






28. How to end an email






29. 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.






30. How is formatting important?






31. Use Initialisms






32. 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






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






34. General considerations with Email Messages






35. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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






37. Correctness






38. How do you present information in message?






39. Stages can also be summarized as...






40. Informal






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






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






43. What are Cons of Email?

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44. 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






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






46. What is Indirect Order?






47. Etiquette






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






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






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