Business Communication for

Career Readiness
High Impact Business Writing
Module 1

with Sue Robins, M.S.

Lesson 4: Steps in Preparing
Documents
Learning Objectives

• Learn two views on approaching the

development of business documents
• Learn specific approaches to
organizing content of a
document
Traditional View
• Goal / Intent
• Brainstorm
• Organize
• Main Ideas
• Draft
• Revise
• Edit
• Proofread
Garner’s Approach
* From HBR Guide to
Better Business Writing

• Madman
• Architect
• Carpenter
• Judge
 Useful Tips from Garner
• Form raw information into meaningful,
complete sentences.
 Useful Tips from Garner
• Form raw information into meaningful,
complete sentences.

• Just write and write fast

without regard for rules
and conventions.