business writing Flashcards
If it’s a business message,
you have to make sure that you have a PURPOSE and a REASON.
purposeful
○ Has to be straight to the
point.
economical
○ Be familiar with the process.
You cannot write to the wrong people. You have to know the process of sending a message and the process of who you sent it to.
process oriented
○ Take into account who you’re writing to. When you know who to write to, there is a lot to consider.
audience oriented
PREWRITING STAGES (AAA)
analyzing
anticipating
adapting
(PREWRITING) analyzing the
context of why and what
you have to write
analyzing
(PREWRITING) you
anticipate how to send a message or what kind of reaction the receiver will have. If you have this kind of anticipation, you can plan.
Anticipating
(PREWRITING) Adapting a letter based on who you are writing to. It is different when you write to a professor and the admin, as your teacher might not understand all the terms. You have to adapt and make sure the receiver will understand.
Adapting
WRITING STAGES (ROC)
researching
organizing
composing
(writing) Knowing
what you want to write. What will you write if you do not know anything about it.
Researching
(writing) Knowing how to present your thoughts. What goes first, second and last?
Organizing
(writing) - Formulation of the message.
Composing
REVISING STAGE (RPE)
REVISING
PROOFREADING
EVALUATION
(revising) - do not send it
immediately after you make the message. Read the message again and see if the thoughts are correct.
Revising
(revising) - Anticipating, analyzing, and adapting again.
Evaluation
