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The Business Writing Process

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1. Stages can also be summarized as...






2. Repeating keywords and key phrases






3. What is a Memorandum?






4. When should email NOT be used?






5. How do you present information in message?






6. Are these stages recursive or linear?






7. What is Indirect Order?






8. 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






9. What are Pros of Email?






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






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






12. What are three levels of Editing?






13. Using short and long sentences strategically






14. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






15. What is the best advice for Drafting?






16. Casual






17. What are Cons of Email?


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






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






20. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






21. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






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






23. What is Direct Order?






24. An inoffensive substitute for a word or phrase that could be distasteful - offensive - or too blunt.






25. 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






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. Steps to Successful Writing






28. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






29. Make sure your e-mail is confidential and ethical - observe all of the proprietary requirements when using e-mail - use an acceptable format- follow all of the rules of 'netiqette' when answering e-mail - adopt a professional style - ensure that yo






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






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






32. What are Individual Contexts






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






34. Etiquette






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






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






37. Correctness






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






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






40. General considerations with Email Messages






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






42. Tell and show how to do something






43. What is important in the Revising stage?






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






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






46. 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?






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






48. Formal






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






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