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Chapter 5
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Completing Business Messages
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Key Writing Concepts
• Organization• Active/passive language• “You” orientation • Reader benefit, alternative• Respectful tone• Formatting• Spelling, grammar, punctuation, content• Design & readability• Closing with goodwill
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The Revision Process
•Content
•Organization
•Proper Tone
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Paragraph Length
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•Appearance
•Readability
•Emphasis
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Idea Sequence
Visual Impact
Complex Topics
Main Points
Skimming
Audience
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Lists and Bullets
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Headings and Subheadings
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Descriptive Informative
Basic Organization
Important Points
Links and Transitions
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•Long Sentences
•Hedging Sentences
•Faulty Parallelism
•Dangling Modifiers
Editing for Clarity
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Edit for Conciseness
Unneeded Wordsand Sentences
Long Wordsor Phrases
RedundantCombinations
“It is/There areStarters”
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Revising with Technology
Spell Checker
Thesaurus
Revision Tracking
Grammar Checker
Style Checker
Commenting
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Document Design
•White Space
•Margins
•Justification
•Typefaces
•Type Styles
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Careful Proofreading
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Multiple Passes
Perceptual Tricks
High-Priority Items
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Distributing Messages
•Cost Concerns
•Convenience
•Time Constraints
•Security and Privacy
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Completing Business Messages
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