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Completing Business Messages

Completing Business Messages. Analyze Situation. Revise. Adapt to the Audience. Gather Information. Produce. Select Medium. Proofread. Compose the Message. Get Organized. Distribute. Three-Step Writing Process. Planning. Writing. Completing. Final Draft.

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Completing Business Messages

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  1. Completing Business Messages Business Communication Today, 9e

  2. Analyze Situation Revise Adapt to the Audience Gather Information Produce Select Medium Proofread Compose the Message Get Organized Distribute Three-Step Writing Process Planning Writing Completing Business Communication Today, 9e

  3. Final Draft Moving Past the First Draft Content, Organization, Style, and Tone Overall Readability Clarity and Conciseness Business Communication Today, 9e

  4. Content Organization Style and Tone Revising the Message Business Communication Today, 9e

  5. Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Score Flesch Reading Ease Score Reviewing for Readability Business Communication Today, 9e

  6. Sentences Paragraphs Listed Items Headings Increasing “Skim” Value Business Communication Today, 9e

  7. Editing for Clarity Sentence Style Faulty Parallelism Dangling Modifiers Long Noun Sequences Business Communication Today, 9e

  8. Editing for Clarity Camouflaged Verbs Sentence Structure Awkward References Excess Enthusiasm Business Communication Today, 9e

  9. Wordy Constructions Long Words or Phrases Redundant Wording “It is/There are” Starters Editing for Conciseness Business Communication Today, 9e

  10. Revising with Technology Revision Tools Spell Checker Grammar Checker Thesaurus Style Checker Business Communication Today, 9e

  11. Multimedia Elements Design Elements Producing the Message Business Communication Today, 9e

  12. Multimedia Elements Presentation Software Graphics Software Video Clips and Sound Bites Hypertext Markup Language Business Communication Today, 9e

  13. Message Effectiveness Audience Perceptions Designing for Readability Business Communication Today, 9e

  14. Consistency Balance Detail Restraint Design Elements Business Communication Today, 9e

  15. White Space Margins Justification Typefaces Type Styles Design Techniques Business Communication Today, 9e

  16. Templates and Style Sheets Page Setup Column Formatting Paragraph Formatting Numbered and Bulleted Lists Tables and Textboxes Pictures and Objects Using Technology Business Communication Today, 9e

  17. Format for Business-Letters Letterhead Stationery XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx Date Inside Address Salutation The Message Complimentary Close Signature Block Business Communication Today, 9e

  18. Format for Memos XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx XXXX: xxxxxxxxxx XXXX: xxxxxxxxxx XXXXXXX: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Memo Title Headings The Message Business Communication Today, 9e

  19. Spelling Errors and Typos Grammar and Usage Punctuation Design Errors Edited Copy Final Report Missing Material Overall Format Proofreading Your Message Business Communication Today, 9e

  20. Proofreading Advice • Make multiple passes • Use perceptual tricks • Get some distance • Stay focused and vigilant • Review hardcopy documents • Double-check high-priority items Business Communication Today, 9e

  21. Cost Concerns Convenience Time Constraints Security and Privacy Distributing the Message Business Communication Today, 9e

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