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Audience that will be the decision maker.
What is PRIMARY AUDIENCE
100
Stems from the Latin root that means “agreeable.”
What is PERSUADE
100
This refers to modifying a message to make improvements.
What is REVISING
100
Make the reader feel important by ___________ the content.
What is PERSONALIZING
100
The final phase of revising that ensures that the writing conforms to standard English.
What is EDITING
200
The reason you are writing.
What is PURPOSE
200
These are your conclusions.
What is MAIN POINTS
200
Memos have largely been replaced by ______.
What are EMAILS
200
This indicates the order in which you’ll discuss each topic.
What is ORGANIZATION
200
Some readers like a ___________, regardless of the purpose of the message.
What is DIRECT APPROACH
300
Forcing someone to do or believe in something.
What is COERCION
300
Editing for content, style, and correctness.
What is REVISING
300
Composing a first draft of a message.
What is DRAFTING
300
Composing a preliminary version of a message.
What is DRAFTING
300
Determining the purpose of the message, what information you need to give to the reader, and in what order to present it.
What is PLANNING
400
Studying the needs, experiences, background, personality, and other aspects of the receiver.
What is AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
400
Audience that will also read and be affected by your message.
What is SECONDARY AUDIENCE
400
Putting off what we dislike doing.
What is PROCRASTINATION
400
Checking for content, typographical, and format errors.
What is PROOFREADING
400
Written to people outside your organization and that are reserved for formal communication.
What is LETTERS
500
Jotting down ideas, facts, possible leads, and anything else you think might be helpful in constructing your message.
What is BRAINSTORMING
500
Written messages to people within an organization.
What is MEMOS
500
A process that avoids the step-by-step limitations of lists.
What is MIND-MAPPING or CLUSTERING
500
Believing that our draft must be perfect the first time.
What is PERFECTION
500
The inability to focus on the writing process and to draft a message.
What is WRITER’S BLOCK
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