C6 : COMPLETING BUSINESS MESSAGES
REVISING YOUR MESSAGES : EVALUATING THE FIRST DRAFT
EVALUATE
CONTENT
TONE
STYLE
ORGANIZATION
EVALUATING, EDITING AND REVISING THE WORK OF OTHERS
CHECKPOINT
PURPOSE & TARGET
Subtopic
AUDIENCE NEED
TONE & CLEAR
CONCISE
REVISING TO IMPROVE READIBILITY
VARYING SENTENCE LENGTH
KEEP PARAGRAPH SHORT
BOOST READABILITY
EMPHASIZE IDEAS
STRESS TRANSITION
USING LIST FOR CLARIFY & EMPHASIZE
SET OF IMPORTANT IDEAS
SEPARATE THE ITEMS
INTRODUCE CLEARLY
FORMAT SHOULD BE PARALLEL
ADD HEADINGS & SUBHEADINGS
FUNCTIONS
1) ORGANIZATION
2) ATTENTION
3) CONNECTION
CATEGORIES
DESCRIPTIVE
INFORMATIVE
EDITING FOR CLARITY & CONCISENESS
CONCISENESS
DELETE UNNECESSARY
ELIMINATE REDUNDANCIES
RECAST STARTERS
SHORTEN WORDS
CLARIFY
BREAK UP
REWRITE
IMPOSE PARALLELISM
REWORD
REPLACE CAMOUFLAGED
CLARIFY
C6 : CREATING BUSINESS MESSAGES
REVISING YOUR MESSAGE : EVALUATING THE FIRST DARFT
REVISING TO IMPROVE READABILITY
EDITING FOR CLARITY & CONCISENESS
PRODUCING YOUR MESSAGE
PROOFREADING YOUR MESSAGE
DISTRIBUTING YOUR MESSAGE
DISTRIBUTING YOUR MESSAGES
THE OBVIOUS CHOICE
PLAN DISTRIBUTION CAREFULLY
COST
CONVENIENCE
TIME
SECURITY & PRIVACY
PROOFREADING YOUR MESSAGES
TYPES OF DETAILS TO LOOK FOR ERRORS
WRITING
MISSING ELEMENTS
DESIGN,FORMAT,PROGRAMMING MISTAKES
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL PROOFREADING
MULTIPLE PASSES
USE PERCEPTUAL TRICKS
DOUBLE CHECK
VIGILANT
FOCUS
TAKE TIME
PRODUCING YOUR MESSAGES
DESGIN FOR READING
MAIN ELEMENT
CONSISTENCY
BALANCE
RESTRAINT
DETAIL
TECHNIQUES
WHITE SPACE
MARGINS
TYPEFACES/FONTS
TYPE STYLES
FORMATING
FORMAL LETTER
7 STEPS
FORMAL MEMO
3 STEPS
DESIGNING FOR MOBILE DEVICES
SMALL CHUNKS
USE OF WHITE SPACE
SIMPLE FORMAT
CONSIDER LAYOUTS
PRODUCTION QUALITY
