Writing
What is writing that succeeds in accomplishing its purpose?
What is effective writing
Where do you start when writing something for a specific purpose?
What are the readers’ expectations
True or false: External communications tend to be more formal.
What is True
True or False: Words are governed by rules and shape our reality.
What is True
This type of practice focuses on your weak areas and specifically works on improving them.
What is Targeted practice
What is the process by which you look over again in order to correct or improve your message?
What is Revision
What is the first step in the 12-item checklist for Business messages?
What is Determine your purpose (inform, persuade, entertain, etc.)
_________ needs to be considered when choosing a communication channel.
True or false: Analyzing is identical to reading.
What is False
This thinking involves becoming aware of your own thinking.
What is Critical thinking
Making sure the information provided is accurate, ethical, and pertinent is one of the twelve-item checklists that serves as a useful reminder of the importance of the preparation process of ______?
What is writing
Cognate strategies are ways of promoting what?
What is Understanding
This type of communication includes tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language.
_____ is communication that focuses on professional expression with attention to roles, protocol, and appearance?
What is Formal Language
This is the process by which you cause an idea or ideas to develop in your head.
What is Incubation
What is one of the three main reasons people fear the writing process?
What is Negative orientation, risk of failure, or fear of the unknown
What is a key element of the preparation process in business writing?
What is Evaluating your sources
These two forms of communication both rely on the same basic process, which includes eight elements such as source, message, channel, feedback, and interference.
What is Oral and Written communication
Colloquial language is a(n) _______, conversational style of writing and it often makes use of colorful expressions, slang, and regional phrases.
What is Informal
What is the perception of the integrity of the message based on an association with the source called?
What is Credibility
What is the 3rd common writing style? Casual, Formal, and?
What is Colloquial
What are 3 of the 7 major steps when it comes to compiling your research information?
What are Sensitivity, exposure, assimilation and accommodation, incubation, incorporation, production, or revision.
What is an example of nonverbal communication in written forms?
What is the medium (email/printed), the type of font, or the signature on a letter
What is it called when you only pay attention to information that confirms your existing beliefs and ignore the information that contradicts them?
What is Confirmation bias
This is anything that blocks or distorts the communication process.
What is Interference