business writing workshop terminal

8/18/2019 Business Writing Workshop Terminal

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Business Writing Skills

Your company information here


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Schedule

8:00 – 9:45 Training

9:45 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 12:00 Training12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 3:00 Training

3:00 – 3:15 Break3:15 – 4:30 Training


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So What?

Ask Questions about How This Applies to Your Writing.


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What Most Frustrates You About

Documents You Receive?


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How much time per day do you

waste reading ineffectively writtenemails?

Up to 30 minutes 58%30 to 60 minutes 34%1 to 3 hours 6%

Information Mapping, Inc., 2005


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What are the problems with email?• I am not clear about what should be done with

it or how to act on the email contents.

• The content is disorganied.

• !ritical in"ormation is missing or hard to #nd.• The content is too long$ word$ and di&cult to

read.

Information Mapping, Inc., 2005


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This report contains direct e'ects andindirect e'ects o" the planned bpass around Tremont.

DIRECT EFFECTS

(e are concerned about two direct e'ects)1. The impact o" reduced tra&c on businesses

*. The shi"t in drainage into the Turtle +i,er

Efect 1: The impact o reduced trac on businesses

The #rst direct e'ect is the impact o" reduced tra&c onbusinesses. The proposal . . .

+ecommendations

1. -eet with business owners to . . .

*. uggest was o" in"orming tra&c . . .

Efect 2: The shit in drainage into the Turte Ri!er

The second direct e'ect is the shi"t in drainage into the Turtle+i,er. The impact o" this . . .

+ecommendations

3. !ontact the !orps o" /ngineers . . .

4. er"orm a drainage stud . . .

150-152

9-10

15-16

Report

Email

Letter


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The Average American Reader


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Literacy

-ore than *0% o" adults read at or below the5thgrade le,el$ "ar below the le,el needed toearn a li,ing wage.

The a,erage adult reads at the 2thgrade le,el.

The a,erage businessperson reads at the 10thgrade le,el.

*2% o" merican adults ha,e onl basic reading

and math sills. mong adults who ha,e taen graduate courses

or ha,e graduate degrees$ onl 41% scored asbeing pro#cient on reading comprehension

tests. The rest scored at elow basic$ asic$ and


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Accomplish your goals with the reader.

Economize on your time and thereader’s time.

Project aprofessional image.

Manage Your Readers


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Skill: Write in Blocks Readers

Can Follow Easily


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Direct Efects





+ecommendations




The second direct e'ect is the shi"t in drainage into the Turtle +i,er. The impact o" this . . .

+ecommendations



150-152


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The Document Is One Block

The entire document is one bloc.

ecide the central idea "or the entire document.

The e term is the document7s name.

direct e'ects and indirect e'ects o" the plannedbpass

56-59,

112-117


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Direct Efects





+ecommendations





+ecommendations



Central idea56-59,

112-117


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Direct Efects





+ecommendations





+ecommendations



Central idea

Leel 1

Leel 2

Leel 2

Leel !

Leel !

Leel !

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Leel "

Leel "

56-59,

112-117

56 59


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Key Term Names for Blocks!entral idea) direct e'ects and indirect e'ects

o" the planned bpasse,el 1 9 direct e'ects

e,el * 9 impact o" reduced tra&c on businesses

e,el 3 9 recommendationse,el 4 9 meet with business owners

e,el 4 9 in"orm tra&c

e,el * 9 shi"t drainage turtle ri,er

e,el 3 9 recommendations

e,el 4 9 !ontact !orps o" /ngineers

e,el 4 9 er"orm drainage stud

e,el 1 9 indirect e'ects

56-59,

112-117

112 117


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Identify the Blocks

in Any Writing.

112-117


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:uggenheim -anu"acturing7srecruitment plan "ocuses on ha,ing areaeducational institutions let potential

candidates now about ;ob opportunities insmall motors manu"acturing. The planincludes two strategies. :uggenheimincreased awareness o" the opportunities insmall motor design$ manu"acturing$ andmareting b pro,iding materials about:uggenheim7s ;ob opportunities "or

ra,emont !ommunit !ollege7s awareness campaign and bsponsoring handson smallmotors acti,itiesto 143 Industrial Technolog students.

:uggenheim also wored with educational

1

2

2

!entralIdea

1


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:uggenheim -anu"acturing7s recruitmentplan "ocuses on ha,ing area educational institutions letpotential candidates now about ;ob opportunities in

small motors manu"acturing. The plan has twostrategies.

Strateg" 1: Increase a#areness o $obopportunities in sma motors

manuacturing:uggenheim increased awareness o" the ;ob

opportunities in small motors manu"acturing b

1. pro,iding materials about :uggenheim7s ;ob

opportunities "or ra,emont !ommunit !ollege7s awareness campaign

*. sponsoring handson smallmotors acti,ities to143 Industrial Technolog students

Strateg" 2: %or& #ith educationa institutions to

1

*

*

!entralIdea

1


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Activity: Find the Blocks in Your Writing

elect one o" the writing samples ou broughtwith ou.

?ind the central idea e term. @ou ma ha,e

more than one central idea. ?ind the #rst e,el 1 bloc e term. -ar it as

1.

?ind other e,el 1 bloc e terms. -ar them

as 1.

?ind the e,el * e terms "or each bloc. -arthem as *.

I" ou ha,e e,el 3 e terms$ mar them as 3.