Content/Clarity
First, the committee will discuss the background behind the project. Second, the manager will speak about the objective or purpose of the project. Third, every staff member will share their ideas. What are First, Second, and Third?
What are Transitions? Using transitions will help to organize your thoughts.
This is a written communication or record to a large number of employees or other members of an organization with a variety of purposes such as a project status update and request for employees to attend a meeting.
What is a Business Memo?
What type of email response is this? "Thx for the feedback, Jill. TTYL. 😉"
What are abbreviations, casualness, texting Lingo, emojis, or an informal response? We use informal responses when emailing friends and family.
Which sentence is correct?
1. If Apple has more time, she'd start a hobby.
2. If Apple had more time, she'd start a hobby.
3. If Apple haves more time, she'd start a hobby.
What is:
1. If Apple had more time, she'd start a hobby.
** She'd start = She had/ She would start
What are the five C's of business writing?
What is:
Clear, Concise, Correct, Complete, and Courteous.
Rewrite the sentence. wife her is friend afternoon. My visiting this
What is "My wife is visiting her friend this afternoon."
This is a written assessment or evaluation of the process of a business project, which provides a detailed account of the goals that were accomplished, the resources that were expended, the problems that were solved, and future expectations. This is typically analyzed by higher management to determine if necessary changes should be implemented.
What is a Business Progress Report?
Correct this email reply:
Hi Tom! Hope you had a great day! I’d like a follow-up on the Q1 report. Please send me the latest draft—no rush though!
What is:
Hi Tom. I hope you had a great day. I would like a follow-up on the Q1 report.
Please send me the latest draft. No rush though.
Thanks
Choose the correct sentence:
1. If I had seen Frank, I would said hello.
2. If I had seen Frank, I would have said hello.
3. If I had seen Frank, I will have said hello.
What is:
2. If I had seen Frank, I would have said hello.
What does TONE mean?
What is:
The feeling someone gets when they read your message.
Your business plan stinks. The market will never buy it. I don’t know how you were hired into this firm. This is a polite/courteous email. True or False
What is FALSE? Avoid angry emails at all times. Take some time to calm down and think if you really want to have it in writing.
This is a term in business for a short document that summarizes a longer proposal, report, or a group of related reports.
What is an Executive Summary?
Correct the sentence:
We appologize for any incontinence that this may had cause you. Please let us know if theirs anything we can do. Thanks.
What is:
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused you. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. Thanks.
Choose the correct sentence.
1. Pas would buy a new television set if he would have more money.
2. Pas might buy a new television set if he would have more money.
3. Pas would buy a new television set if he had more money.
What is:
3. Pas would buy a new television set if he had more money.
When business writing, you should:
A) Work out the thoughts as you write.
B) Just start writing prematurely.
C) Step back and spend more time collecting your thoughts.
What is:
C) Step back and spend more time collecting your thoughts.
Rewrite the sentence.
meeting until be week? the postponed in Can later the
What is "Can the meeting be postponed until later in the week?"
This is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why the company believes that such goals are realizable, and a course of action toward reaching those goals.
What is a Business Plan?
Choose the correct subordinating conjunction:
Betty decided to go jogging, _________ it was raining.
1. so that
2. even though
3. or
What is:
Betty decided to go jogging, even though it was raining.
Choose the correct sentence:
1. I'd visit you more often if I'd had more time.
2. I'd visit you more often if I'd have more time.
3. I'd visit you more often if I had more time.
What is:
3. I'd visit you more often if I had more time.
These two types of business writing provide an analysis of data and information and make a specific recommendation for a course of action.
What are:
Business Reports and Business Proposals.
Correct the Sentence - The directions on google maps called for her to make a right at the light but she raced right past the place.
What is, "The directions on Google Maps called for her to make a right at the light, but she raced right past the place."?
This is a written document or offer to a prospective customer in order to fulfill the requirements of the client. This typically defines a problem within the business and possible solutions to the problem.
What is a Business Proposal?
Choose the correct sentence.
1. This is Tony, whose sister works in the finance department.
2. This is Tony, who's sister works in the finance department.
What is:
1. This is Tony, whose sister works in the finance department.
Choose the correct sentence:
1. If I were young again, I would travel around the world.
2. If I was young again, I went traveling around the world.
3. If I was young again, I will go traveling around the world.
What is:
1. If I were young again, I would travel around the world.
The one thing you should not do when writing in the business world.
1) Think before you write.
2) Be indirect. Postpone the message to the middle part of your writing.
3) Avoid jargon words.
4) Read what you write.
What is:
2) Be indirect. Postpone the message to the middle part of your writing.
** When you concisely present your main idea first, you save your reader time and sharpen your argument before diving into the bulk of your writing.