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Completing Business Messages. Three-Step Writing Process. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Planning. Writing. Completing. Final Draft. Moving Past the First Draft. Content, Organization, Style, and Tone. Overall Readability. Clarity and Conciseness. Revising the Message. Content.
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Completing Business Messages Excellence in Business Communication
Three-Step Writing Process Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Planning Writing Completing Excellence in Business Communication
Final Draft Moving Past the First Draft Content, Organization, Style, and Tone Overall Readability Clarity and Conciseness Excellence in Business Communication
Revising the Message Content Organization Style and Tone Excellence in Business Communication
Sentences Paragraphs Listed Items Headings Promoting Readability Excellence in Business Communication
Editing for Clarity Sentence Style Faulty Parallelism Dangling Modifiers Long Noun Sequences Excellence in Business Communication
Editing for Clarity Camouflaged Verbs Sentence Structure Awkward References Excess Enthusiasm Excellence in Business Communication
Wordy Constructions Long Words or Phrases Redundancies “It is/There are” Starters Editing for Conciseness Excellence in Business Communication
Revisingwith Technology Revision Tools Spell Checker Thesaurus Grammar Checker Excellence in Business Communication
Multimedia Elements Page Layout Producing the Message Excellence in Business Communication
Overhead Transparencies Computerized Slide Shows Diagrams and Designs Graphical Designs Graphics, Sound,and Hypertext Presentation Software Graphics Software Excellence in Business Communication
Designing Page Layout Consistency Balance Detail Restraint Excellence in Business Communication
White Space Headings and Captions Margins and Justification Typefaces and Type Styles Design Elements Excellence in Business Communication
Word Processing Desktop Publishing Professional Image Excellence in Business Communication
Spelling Errors and Typos Grammar and Usage Punctuation Design Errors Edited Copy Final Report Missing Material Overall Format Proofreading the Message Excellence in Business Communication
Photocopy Machine Print Shop Mail Merge Broadcast Faxing Computer Disk and CD-ROM The Internet Distributing the Message Excellence in Business Communication