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Writing Process Phase 3 Chapter 7

Writing Process Phase 3 Chapter 7. Kareem Babeel Shihab El Dessouki Saïd Isse Karim Sehaqui Vasken Vosguian. 3x3 Writing Process. Prewriting - Involves Analyzing, Anticipating and Adapting. Writing - Involves Research, Organizing and Composing.

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Writing Process Phase 3 Chapter 7

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  1. Writing Process Phase 3 Chapter 7 Kareem Babeel Shihab El Dessouki Saïd Isse Karim Sehaqui Vasken Vosguian

  2. 3x3 Writing Process. • Prewriting - Involves Analyzing, Anticipating and Adapting. • Writing - Involves Research, Organizing and Composing. • Revising – Involves Revising, Proofreading and Evaluating.

  3. Revising • Final phase of 3x3 writing process. • Revising means improving content and sentence structure of message. • Proofreading involves correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, format and mechanics. • Evaluating is analyzing weather message has achieved its purpose.

  4. Revising • In revising, one should be especially concerned with improving: • Clarity. • Conciseness. • Vigor. • Readability.

  5. Revising for Clarity • A clear message is one that is immediately understood. • Do not try to show off or be fancy. • Goal of business writing is to express not impress. • This involves two simple rules: • Keep it Simple. • Keep it Conversational.

  6. Revising For Conversational Tone • Clarity is enhanced by language that sounds like conversation • Strive to sound professional, but not artificial or formal. • Avoid: • Legal Terminology • Technical words • 3rd Person Constructions

  7. Revising For Conversational Tone • Business message should sound warm, friendly and conversational, not stuffy. • To sound friendly, include: • Occasional contractions (can’t, doesn’t) • First person pronouns (I/We) • Warmth is appropriate in all but the most formal business reports.

  8. Revising for conciseness • Make sure a message makes its point in the fewest possible words • Short messages require more effort than long, flabby ones

  9. Revising for conciseness(5 steps) • Filters: Avoid filters that fatten sentences with excess words. • Long lead-ins: Delete unnecessary introductory words. • Eliminating redundancies: Redundancies convey the same meaning more than once; advance warning, exactly identical, few in number • Compound prepositions: Single words can often replace wordy prepositional phrases • Empty words: Avoid stating the obvious

  10. Revising for vigour and directness • Reduce wordiness and improve vigour by • Kicking the noun habit • Dumping trite business phrases

  11. Kicking the noun habit • Don’t needlessly change verbs into nouns! Wordy Noun phraseVerb Conduct a discussion of discuss Create a reduction in reduce Engage in preparation of prepare Give consideration to consider Make an assumption of assume Take action on act

  12. Dumping trite business phrases • Avoid trite phrases or expressions that are overused in business writing. Trite phrase Improved version As per your request as you request Enclosed please find enclosed is Every effort will be made we’ll try Please do not hesitate to please In receipt of have received With reference to about

  13. Revising for readability • To improve readability use: • Parallelism • Lists and bullets • Headings • Other techniques

  14. Parallelism • It means matching nouns with nouns, verbs with verbs, phrases with phrases, and so on. • For example: The policy affected all vendors, suppliers, and those involved with consulting. not parallel The policy affected all vendors, suppliers and consultants. Improved

  15. Using and Bulleted Lists for Quick Comprehension • Forces writers to organize ideas and to write efficiently • Listed ideas convey a message clearly • Readers may use the list to read quickly and grasp main ideas

  16. Adding Headings for Visual Impact • Use headings to help the reader understand the difference between major ideas and details • Provide a quick preview • Improves readability

  17. Improving Readability With Other Graphic Techniques • Highlighting • Use of CAPITALS • Use of underlying • Use of bold

  18. Measuring Readability • Flesch-Kincaid grade-level of readability • Must maintain a 8-12 grade

  19. Flesch-Kincaid grade-level Grade-level of 12.2 Grade-level of 11.7 Measuring Readability Use of the Flesch-Kincaid grade-level of readability Writer must keep a grade of 8 to 12 The Flesch-Kincaid grade-level of readability determines how easy it is to read a text. • Measuring Readability • Use of the Flesch-Kincaid grade-level of readability • Writer must maintain a 8-12 grade • The Flesch-Kincaid grade-level of readability determines how easy it is to read a certain text.

  20. PROOFREAD • Spelling • Grammar • Punctuation • Names and numbers • Format

  21. PROOFREAD • Proofreading before a document is completed is a waste of time • Routine documents need a light proofreading • For both routine and complex documents, it’s best to proofread from a printed copy, not on a computer screen • Complex documents should be proofread at least twice

  22. PROOFREAD • Print a copy double-spaced, then take a breather before proofreading • Allow adequate time to proofread carefully • Be prepared to find errors • Reduce reading speed • Read aloud to hear mistakes • Have someone else proofread your document • Most proofreaders use standard marks to indicate revision

  23. EVALUATE • A good way to evaluate messages is through feedback

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