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Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 1
Completing
Business Messages
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 2
Revising Your Message
Content & Readability
Clarity & Conciseness
Working Draft
First Draft Final Draft
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 3
The Three-Step Process
Analyze Situation
Gather Information
Select Medium
Get Organized
Revise
Produce
Proofread
Distribute
Adapt to
the Audience
Compose
the Message
Planning Completing
Writing
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 4
The Revision Process
Content
Style and Tone
Organization
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 5
Review for Readability
Sentence
Length
Paragraph
Length
Lists and
Bullets
Headings and
Subheadings
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Editing for Clarity
Sentence Style
Faulty Parallelism
Dangling Modifiers
Noun Sequences
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Editing for Clarity
Camouflaged Verbs
Sentence Structure
Awkward References
Excess Enthusiasm
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 8
Editing for Conciseness
Unnecessary
Words
Long Words
or Phrases
Redundancies
¡°It is/There are¡±
Starters
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 9
Evaluate, Edit, and Revise the
Work of Others
Help the Writer
Succeed
Understand the
Writer¡¯s Intent
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 10
Revising with Technology
Spell Checker
Thesaurus
Revision Marks
Cut and Paste
Grammar Checker
Style Checker
Commenting
Search and Replace
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Production Quality
Professionalism
Importance
Producing the Message
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Multimedia Support
Graphics
Sound
Video
Hypertext
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 13
Design for Readability
Consistency Balance
Restraint
Detail
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White Space
Margins
Justification
Typefaces
Type Styles
Design
Techniques
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 15
Production Technology
?Templates and style sheets
?Page setup features
?Column and paragraph formatting
?Numbered and bulleted lists
?Information in tables
?Photos, images, textboxes, and objects
Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 16
Proofreading Messages
? Making multiple passes
? Using perceptual tricks
? Focusing on high-priority items
? Getting some distance
? Staying focused and vigilant
? Taking plenty of time
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Distributing Messages
Cost Concerns
Convenience
Time Constraints
Security and Privacy

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Module 5 Presentation

  • 1. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 1 Completing Business Messages
  • 2. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 2 Revising Your Message Content & Readability Clarity & Conciseness Working Draft First Draft Final Draft
  • 3. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 3 The Three-Step Process Analyze Situation Gather Information Select Medium Get Organized Revise Produce Proofread Distribute Adapt to the Audience Compose the Message Planning Completing Writing
  • 4. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 4 The Revision Process Content Style and Tone Organization
  • 5. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 5 Review for Readability Sentence Length Paragraph Length Lists and Bullets Headings and Subheadings
  • 6. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 6 Editing for Clarity Sentence Style Faulty Parallelism Dangling Modifiers Noun Sequences
  • 7. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 7 Editing for Clarity Camouflaged Verbs Sentence Structure Awkward References Excess Enthusiasm
  • 8. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 8 Editing for Conciseness Unnecessary Words Long Words or Phrases Redundancies ¡°It is/There are¡± Starters
  • 9. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 9 Evaluate, Edit, and Revise the Work of Others Help the Writer Succeed Understand the Writer¡¯s Intent
  • 10. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 10 Revising with Technology Spell Checker Thesaurus Revision Marks Cut and Paste Grammar Checker Style Checker Commenting Search and Replace
  • 11. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 11 Production Quality Professionalism Importance Producing the Message
  • 12. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 12 Multimedia Support Graphics Sound Video Hypertext
  • 13. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 13 Design for Readability Consistency Balance Restraint Detail
  • 14. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 14 White Space Margins Justification Typefaces Type Styles Design Techniques
  • 15. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 15 Production Technology ?Templates and style sheets ?Page setup features ?Column and paragraph formatting ?Numbered and bulleted lists ?Information in tables ?Photos, images, textboxes, and objects
  • 16. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 16 Proofreading Messages ? Making multiple passes ? Using perceptual tricks ? Focusing on high-priority items ? Getting some distance ? Staying focused and vigilant ? Taking plenty of time
  • 17. Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 5 - 17 Distributing Messages Cost Concerns Convenience Time Constraints Security and Privacy