For informal messages to internal audiences, particularly when using instant messaging, text, email or blogging, the revision process takes how long?
Just a few minutes. No more than an hour.
100
After checking the content, organization, style, and tone of your message what should you do next?
Make a second pass to improve readability.
100
After you have reviewed and revised your message for readability, your next step is what?
Make sure your message is as clear and as concise as possible.
100
True or False?
Simple designs are usually more effective than more complex designs?
True
100
What is the quality inspection stage for your document and your last chance to make sure that your document is ready to carry your message?
Proofreading
200
With more complex messages you should try to put your draft aside for how long before you begin the revision process so that you can approach the material with a fresh eye?
A day or two.
200
What is a good way to maintain reader interest and control the emphasis given to major and minor points?
Varying sentence length between short, medium, and long.
200
To ensure the clarity of your message you should look closely at what three aspects?
1) paragraph organization
2) sentence structure
3) word choices
200
What separates elements in a document and helps guide the reader's eye?
White space
200
What two types of problems should you look for when proofreading?
1) Undetected mistakes from the writing, design, and layout stages.
2) Mistakes that crept in during production.
300
When you begin the revision process you should focus on what four aspects?
Content, organization, style, and tone.
300
The optimum paragraph length when sending messages viewable on a screen is?
Short to medium.
300
True or False?
Early drafts often have words and phrases that don't add anything and can be cut out?
True
300
What affects readability and audience perceptions of you and your message?
Production quality
300
What approach should you use when proofreading that will help you find the problems that need to be fixed?
Methodical
400
Which two sections of your message usually have the greatest impact on the audience?
The beginning and end.
400
List can do what three things?
1) Show the sequence of your ideas
2) Heighten visual impact
3) Increase the likelihood that a reader will find key points
400
When using technology what two features are great ways to track the revision process when multiple reviewers are involved?
Revision marks and commenting
400
What type of document contains a combination of text, graphics, photographs, audio, animation, video, and interactivity(such as hyperlinks that access webpages or software programs)?
Multimedia
400
When the production of your message is finished what is the next step?
Distribution
500
Before you dive into someone else's work to help revise what are the dual responsibilities you should recognize that doing so entails?
1) Help the writer succeed at his or her task, not impose your writing style or pursue your own agenda.
2) Making sure you understand the writer's intent before you begin suggesting or making changes.
500
Heading and subheadings fall into what two categories?
Descriptive and Informative
500
In addition to the many revision tools, what four software functions can help bring out the best in your documents?