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The Business Writing Process

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the activities in the planning stage?






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






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






4. Informal






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






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






13. How do you Plan the message?






14. 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.






15. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






16. What are three levels of Editing?






17. What is a Memorandum?






18. 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






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






20. What is important in the Revising stage?






21. How to end an email






22. 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






23. Goal and audience






24. Use Initialisms






25. Repeating keywords and key phrases






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






27. How is formatting important?






28. What is format of most Memos?






29. 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






30. Steps to Successful Writing






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






32. Formality Considerations






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






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






35. Casual






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






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






38. What are Cons of Email?

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






40. How do you present information in long messages?






41. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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






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






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






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






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






47. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






48. Clairty






49. Stages can also be summarized as...






50. What are three levels of Revision?