... announcement.
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BUSINESS WRITING
RULE #21: Be Brief
Don’t waste your reader’s time by taking too long to convey your
message.
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GOOF-PROOF IT!
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Readers are quickly annoyed by ten sentences that express ... The letter was typed by her assistant.
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BUSINESS WRITING
RULE # 13: Choose Words with Your Audience
in Mind
When you know to whom you are writing...
... This is because a purely rational approach to business writing
doesn’t engage people on the level of their identity. As a result, traditional business
writing fails to achieve full support for ...
Your business writing will become more effective when you complement your orga-
nisation’s logical approach with right-brain relational skills. Chiefly, this can be done by
analysing...
... Basic Mechanics of Writing 75
Rule #33 Remember the Parts of Speech 76
Rule #34 Avoid Dangling Participles
and Misplaced Modifiers 83
Rule #35 Noun/Verb Agreement 85
Rule #36 Active versus Passive ... 1962-
Goof-proof business writing / Lauren Starkey.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-57685-464-7 (pbk.)
1. Business writing. 2. Commercial correspondence. I. Title....
... sequential charts.
visual writing and cereal
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PIZZA ACTIVITY #1 DESCRIPTIVE:
Describe the condition of a pepperoni pizza that has
been delivered—one hour late!
visual writing
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The cyclical map ... you know about these foods, convince your teacher that your answer
is correct.
visual writing and cereal
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cyclical map
A cyclical map is constructed using a circle or cyclical shape...
... Headphones
Figure 3. 62 Refusal Letter
February 21, 2012
Buffalo Graphics
31 33 Highway 9
Roswell, GA 32 311
Dylan Wilson
Atlanta Community College
131 1 West Northfield Drive
Decatur, GA 30 133
Dear Mr. ... Handbook of Business Writing
Figure 3. 74 Sales Letter
Business Furniture Liquidators
1245 North Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30 322
December 1, 2012
Martha Sanchez
First I...
... The AMA Handbook of Business Writing
Introductory Expressions
Introductory expressions, such as transitional words and phrases, mild excla-
mations, and other independent expressions, are set ... old age
(continues)
121Section 2 The Business Writer’s Alphabetical Reference
Business, Right
Don’t use business when you really mean right.
Incorrect: What business is it of theirs to que...
... Outstanding Balance
ScrapCo $17 83. 33
Ivanhoe Paper $0.00
High Hat Airways $27,601.00
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Part III: Adding and Accessing a SQL Server 2005 Express Database
Table 7-1 SQL Server 2005 Express...
... the first line segment (1).
3.
Select the second line segment (2).
4.
Click to position the dimension (3) .
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Practice Exercise: Continuous ... and room ID numbers that are 30 0 mm tall as shown in the illustration:
■ 221 through 224 - SLEEPING QUARTERS
■ 201 - READY ROOM
■ 202 & 204 - LOCKER ROOM
■ 2 03 - EXERCISE ROOM
■ 205 -...
... popular attract a lot of kids who visit the
mall.
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3. Affect: verb, to modify or make a difference
Effect: ... of the word stand
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