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Study Guide Chapters 4-6Chapter 4
Business writing Basics
3 x 3 writing process phase one
Scheduling the process- worrying and planning, writing, revising, proofreading
Recursive nature
Online collaboration tools
Three typical audiences
The “you” view
Bias free language
Levels of diction
Ethical responsibilities (five areas)
Chapter 5
Formal versus informal research methods
Stage two of the 3 x 3 process
Types of outlines
Direct versus indirect patterns of communicating
How long should sentences be?
What is the comprehension rate?
Dangling versus misplaces modifiers
Three types of paragraphs
Chapter 6
Third state of the 3 x 3 process
Kiss formula
Fillers
Lead-ins
Redundancies
Compound prepositions
Trite phrases
Enduring rapid comprehension, numbered or bulleted lists, headings, graphic techniques
Gunning fog index
Flesch-Kincaid readability index
Proofreading-spelling, grammar, punctuation and names and numbers
Proofreading marks