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YEAR:
1-2023 2ndSEMESTER

Bus
ine
ssLe
tte
rsa
ndBus
ine
ssCommuni
cat
ion

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sTomá
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Ma
xix
e,Augus
t2023
Cont
ent
s
1. I
ntr
oduc
tion 3

2. Wor
dst
oWa
tcha
ndPunc
tua
tion 4

3. Ty
pesofe
mpl
oyme
nta
gre
eme
nts 5

4. Mi
nut
eswr
it
ing 6

5.
Def
ini
ti
onsoft
hebus
ine
ssdoc
ume
nts 8

6. Conc
lus
ion 13

7. Re
fer
enc
es 14

1.I
ntr
oduc
tion
I
nthi
scompr
ehe
nsi
vet
ask
,Iwi
l
lde
lvei
ntot
hei
ntr
ica
cie
sofbus
ine
sswr
it
ing
.Iwi
l
lpr
ovi
dea
c
onc
ises
umma
ryofmyunde
rst
andi
ngf
rom t
hes
ect
ions"
Wor
dst
oWa
tch"(
pp.
455-
459)
a
nd"
Punc
tua
tion"(
pp.
461-
464)i
nTheAMAHa
ndbookofBus
ine
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tte
rsFour
thEdi
ti
on.
Subs
eque
ntl
y,Iwi
l
lex
plor
ethedoma
inofe
mpl
oyme
nta
gre
eme
nts
,st
ati
ngt
henumbe
rof
t
ype
stha
tex
ista
ccor
dingt
omys
our
ce.

Ne
xt,Iwi
l
lshi
ftmya
tte
nti
ont
ocr
aft
inge
ffe
cti
veme
eti
ngmi
nut
esr
epor
ts.Af
terc
are
ful
l
y
r
evi
ewi
ngt
hene
ces
sar
yst
epsf
orc
ompos
inge
ffe
cti
veme
eti
ngmi
nut
es,
Iwi
l
ldr
aftar
ecor
d
f
ort
hemos
tre
centme
eti
ngIa
tte
nde
d.

Fi
nal
l
y,Iwi
l
lout
li
nek
eybus
ine
ssdoc
ume
ntsc
ommonl
yus
eda
cros
sva
riousi
ndus
tri
es,
and
pr
ovi
det
hei
rst
ruc
tur
esa
ndpur
pos
es.

2.Wor
dst
oWa
tcha
ndPunc
tua
tion
Af
terha
vinggi
nge
rlyr
eadt
he"
Wor
dst
oWa
tch"a
nd"
Punc
tua
tion"s
ect
ionsi
nthe4t
h
e
dit
ionofAMMA-
bus
ine
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ett
ersc
ommuni
cat
ion,Iha
vea
cqui
redv
alua
blek
nowl
edgeon
e
xce
ll
entl
angua
geus
agea
ndpunc
tua
tionr
ule
sinbus
ine
ss.

I
nthe"
Wor
dst
oWa
tch"s
ect
ion,Iunde
rst
oodt
hene
ces
sit
yofus
ingc
lea
rands
ucc
inc
t
l
angua
gef
ore
ffe
cti
vec
ommuni
cat
ion.I
tunde
rli
nest
hei
mpor
tanc
eofa
voi
di
ng j
argon,
c
li
ché
s,a
ndv
aguet
ermst
hatc
oul
dgr
eat
lyc
onf
useormi
sgui
det
her
eade
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ect
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pr
ovi
desav
eryl
ongl
i
stofwor
dsa
ndphr
ase
stha
tshoul
dbec
aut
ious
lyus
edorc
ompl
ete
ly
a
voi
dedi
nbus
ine
sswr
it
ing
.Thet
extunde
rsc
ore
sthei
mpor
tanc
eofpr
eci
si
ona
nds
pec
if
ic
ity
i
nla
ngua
get
oma
int
ainc
lar
it
yandpr
ofe
ssi
ona
li
sm.

Mor
eov
er,
the"
Wor
dst
oWa
tch"s
ect
ionpr
omot
esi
ncl
usi
vel
angua
ge,
avoi
di
ngs
ter
eot
ype
s
a
nddi
scr
imi
nat
ion,
whi
chi
simpor
tanti
ntoda
y'sdi
ver
sebus
ine
sswor
ld.

Tr
ans
iti
oni
ng t
othe "
Punc
tua
tion"s
ect
ion,Iga
ine
dknowl
edge a
boutt
he di
ff
ere
nt
punc
tua
tionma
rksf
reque
ntl
yus
edi
nbus
ine
sswr
it
inga
ndt
hei
rpr
ope
rappl
i
cat
ion.The
s
ect
ionpr
ovi
desc
ompr
ehe
nsi
vee
xpl
ana
tionsa
nde
xampl
esofpunc
tua
tionma
rksi
ncl
udi
ng
c
omma
s,s
emi
col
ons
,col
ons
,hy
phe
ns,da
she
s,pa
rent
hes
es,quot
ati
onma
rks
,andmor
e.I
t
e
mpha
siz
est
hes
igni
fi
canc
eofc
orr
ectpunc
tua
tionus
aget
oimpr
ovec
lar
it
y,r
eada
bil
i
ty,
and
pr
ofe
ssi
ona
li
smi
nbus
ine
ssc
orr
esponde
nce
.

Mor
eov
er,
the"
Punc
tua
tion"s
ect
iona
lsodi
scus
sesc
ommonpunc
tua
tionmi
sta
kest
oav
oid.
I
tta
ckl
esi
ssue
sli
kec
ommas
pli
ces
,run-
ons
ent
enc
es,
mis
pla
cedmodi
fi
ers
,andi
ncons
ist
ent
punc
tua
tionus
age
.Unde
rst
andi
ngt
hes
ecommone
rror
sal
l
owswr
it
erst
oens
uret
hei
r
bus
ine
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ett
ersa
ref
lawl
essa
nde
ffe
cti
vel
ycommuni
cat
ethe
iri
nte
nde
dme
ssa
ge.

I
not
herwor
ds,s
tudy
ingt
he"
Wor
dst
oWa
tch"a
nd"
Punc
tua
tion"s
ect
ionsi
nAMMA-
bus
ine
ssl
ett
ersc
ommuni
cat
ionhe
lpsunde
rst
ande
ffe
cti
vel
angua
geus
eandpunc
tua
tioni
n
bus
ine
ssc
orr
esponde
nce
,ena
bli
ngbus
ine
sspe
opl
etoc
rea
tepr
ofe
ssi
ona
landi
mpa
ctf
ul
l
ett
ers
.

3.Ty
pesofe
mpl
oyme
nta
gre
eme
nts
The
rea
ret
ent
ype
sofEmpl
oyme
ntCont
rac
ts.
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nut
eswr
it
ing
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nut
esoft
heFor
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anni
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ort
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rdGr
ade

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ndTi
me:
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tende
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ent
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fr
edo

Ag
enda
:

-Ev
alua
tet
hel
eve
lofc
ompl
i
anc
ewi
tht
hepr
evi
ousf
ort
night
lypl
an

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anf
ort
hec
urr
entf
ort
night

-Di
scus
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ic
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cst
ote
ach

Re
gar
dingt
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stpoi
nt,i
twa
snot
edt
hatt
hepr
evi
ousf
ort
night
lypl
anha
dbe
enf
ull
y
i
mpl
eme
nte
d.Re
gar
dingt
hes
econdpoi
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hir
ty-
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tugue
sel
ess
ons
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ntyMa
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ess
ons
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ess
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repl
anne
d.

Conc
erni
ngt
het
hir
dandf
ina
lpoi
ntont
hea
genda
,ex
per
ienc
eswe
res
har
eda
boutt
eac
hing
t
het
opi
cofs
ubt
rac
tingna
tur
alnumbe
rswi
thbor
rowi
ngi
nuni
ts.

Wi
thnof
urt
herbus
ine
sst
odi
scus
s,Ide
cla
ret
hiss
ess
ionc
los
ed.Themi
nut
esoft
he
me
eti
ngwe
redr
aft
edbymea
ndwi
l
lbes
igne
dbymea
ndt
hec
hai
rpe
rsonwhopr
esi
dedov
er
t
hes
ess
iona
fte
rbe
ingr
eada
nda
ppr
ove
dbya
llpa
rti
ci
pant
s.

Se
cre
tar
y

Luí
sSi
thol
e Pr
esi
dent

5.
Def
ini
ti
onsoft
hebus
ine
ssdoc
ume
nts
a
)Ce
rti
fi
cat
eofi
ncor
por
ati
on:A c
ert
if
ic
ateofi
ncor
por
ati
oni
sal
ega
ldoc
ume
ntt
hat
e
sta
bli
she
sthee
xis
tenc
eofac
orpor
ati
on.I
tisi
ssue
dbyt
hes
tat
egov
ernme
ntwhe
ret
he
c
orpor
ati
on i
sre
gis
ter
eda
nd s
erv
esa
spr
ooft
hatt
hec
ompa
nyha
sbe
en of
fi
ci
al
ly
i
ncor
por
ate
d.Thec
ert
if
ic
atet
ypi
cal
l
yinc
lude
simpor
tanti
nfor
mat
ions
ucha
sthec
ompa
ny’
s
na
me,
addr
ess
,pur
pos
e,a
ndt
hena
mesofi
tsi
ni
ti
aldi
rec
tor
sors
har
ehol
der
s.

b)By
lawsi
sas
etofi
nte
rna
lrul
esa
ndr
egul
ati
onst
hati
tsma
nage
mentha
ses
tabl
i
she
d,
wi
tht
hepur
pos
eofl
ett
inga
lle
mpl
oye
esk
now wha
tthea
gre
ed-
upons
tanda
rdsa
nd
pr
act
ice
sar
e.I
tus
ual
l
yout
li
nest
hec
ompa
ny'
sma
nage
ria
lst
ruc
tur
e,pot
ent
ialgov
erna
nce
i
ssue
sandt
hei
ndi
vi
dua
lrol
eofe
ache
mpl
oye
eint
heor
gani
zat
ion'
swe
ll
-be
ing.
The
y'r
enot
a
lwa
ysl
ega
ll
yre
qui
redbuta
reus
ual
l
yhe
lpf
ulf
ora
nyt
ypeofor
gani
zat
ion.

c
)Me
eti
ngMi
nut
es:Me
eti
ngmi
nut
esa
rewr
it
tenr
ecor
dst
hatdoc
ume
ntt
hedi
scus
sions
,
de
cis
ions
,anda
cti
onst
ake
ndur
ingame
eti
ng.The
yse
rvea
sanof
fi
ci
alr
ecor
dofwha
t
t
rans
pir
eddur
ingt
heme
eti
nga
nda
ret
ypi
cal
l
ypr
epa
redbyade
signa
tedi
ndi
vi
dua
lsuc
hasa
s
ecr
eta
ryorc
ler
k.Me
eti
ngmi
nut
esi
ncl
udede
tai
l
ssuc
hast
heda
te,
time
,andl
oca
tionoft
he
me
eti
ng,
ali
stofa
tte
nde
es,
asumma
ryoft
opi
csdi
scus
sed,
anymot
ionsorr
esol
uti
onsma
de,
a
nda
nya
ssi
gnme
ntsorf
oll
ow-
upt
ask
sagr
eedupon.

d)Ar
ti
cl
esofi
ncor
por
ati
on/Ope
rat
ing a
gre
eme
nt:Thea
rti
cl
esofi
ncor
por
ati
on (
for
c
orpor
ati
ons
)orope
rat
inga
gre
eme
nt(
forl
i
mit
edl
i
abi
l
ityc
ompa
nie
s)a
rel
ega
ldoc
ume
nts
t
hate
sta
bli
sht
hef
orma
tiona
nds
truc
tur
eofabus
ine
sse
nti
ty.
The
yout
li
nek
eyi
nfor
mat
ion
a
boutt
hec
ompa
ny,i
ncl
udi
ngi
tsna
me,pur
pos
e,r
egi
ste
reda
gent
,sha
res
truc
tur
e(f
or
c
orpor
ati
ons
),ma
nage
ments
truc
tur
e,a
ndot
heri
mpor
tantpr
ovi
si
ons
.The
sedoc
ume
ntsa
re
f
il
edwi
tht
hea
ppr
opr
iat
est
atea
uthor
it
ytoof
fi
ci
al
lyc
rea
tet
hebus
ine
sse
nti
ty.

e
)Non-
dis
clos
urea
gre
eme
nti
sac
ont
rac
tsi
gne
dbe
twe
ena
nor
gani
zat
iona
ndv
ari
ousot
her
pa
rti
es,
suc
hase
mpl
oye
es,
bus
ine
sspa
rtne
rs,
cont
rac
tor
sandf
ree
lanc
ers
.It
sma
inpur
pos
e
i
stos
afe
gua
rdt
hec
ompa
ny'
ses
sent
iali
nfor
mat
ion,s
ucha
sde
tai
l
sre
gar
dingv
ari
ous
pr
oje
cts
,cl
i
entl
i
sts
,fi
nanc
ialr
ecor
dsorf
utur
est
rat
egi
es,
byha
vingt
heot
herpa
rti
esa
gre
e
nott
odi
scl
oset
hem.The
yca
nbec
ruc
ialf
ora
nor
gani
zat
ion'
swe
ll
-be
ing,a
sthe
yca
n
pr
ese
rvei
tsc
ompe
tit
ivea
dva
nta
ges
.

f
)Ane
mpl
oyme
ntc
ont
rac
tisa
nagr
eeme
nti
ssue
ddur
ingt
hehi
ri
ngorr
ene
wal
proc
esst
hat
e
sta
bli
she
sthet
ermsofy
ourwor
kre
lat
ions
hipa
sane
mpl
oye
eatane
w or
gani
zat
ion.
Ty
pic
all
y,i
fthec
ont
rac
tisawr
it
tendoc
ume
nt,
bot
hyoua
ndy
oure
mpl
oye
rsi
gni
ttos
igni
fy
y
oura
gre
eme
nt.
Cont
rac
tsus
ual
l
yde
tai
lther
ight
sandr
espons
ibi
l
iti
esofbot
hpa
rti
es,
and
or
gani
zat
ionsc
ommonl
yus
ethe
mtohe
lpa
llpa
rti
esi
nvol
vedunde
rst
andt
hei
robl
i
gat
ions
t
hroughoutt
het
ermofane
whi
re'
sempl
oyme
nt.

a
)Thes
truc
tur
esoft
hedoc
ume
ntsa
rea
sfol
l
ows

a
) Ce
rti
fi
cat
eofi
ncor
por
ati
on:

 I
ntr
oduc
tiona
ndpur
pos
eoft
hedoc
ume
nt

 Na
mea
nda
ddr
essoft
hec
orpor
ati
on

 Da
teofi
ncor
por
ati
on

 Re
gis
ter
eda
genta
ndr
egi
ste
redof
fi
cei
nfor
mat
ion

 Aut
hor
ize
dsha
resofs
toc
k

 Na
mesa
nda
ddr
ess
esoft
hei
ni
ti
aldi
rec
tor
sandof
fi
cer
s

 St
ate
mentofpur
pos
eorbus
ine
ssa
cti
vi
ti
es

 Anya
ddi
ti
ona
lpr
ovi
si
onsorr
est
ri
cti
ons

b)By
laws
:

 I
ntr
oduc
tiona
ndpur
pos
eoft
hedoc
ume
nt

 Na
mea
nda
ddr
essoft
hec
orpor
ati
on

 De
fini
ti
onsofk
eyt
ermsus
edi
ntheby
laws

 St
ruc
tur
eandc
ompos
iti
onoft
heboa
rdofdi
rec
tor
s

 Dut
ies
,powe
rs,
andr
espons
ibi
l
iti
esofdi
rec
tor
sandof
fi
cer
s

 Pr
oce
dur
esf
orhol
di
ngme
eti
ngs
,inc
ludi
ngnot
icer
equi
reme
nts

 Vot
ingpr
oce
dur
esa
ndquor
umr
equi
reme
nts

 Pr
ovi
si
onsf
orc
ommi
tt
eesa
ndt
hei
rfunc
tions

 I
nde
mni
fi
cat
iona
ndl
i
abi
l
itypr
ote
cti
onf
ordi
rec
tor
sandof
fi
cer
s

 Ame
ndme
ntpr
oce
dur
esf
ort
heby
laws
c
)Me
eti
ngMi
nut
es:

 Da
te,
time
,andl
oca
tionoft
heme
eti
ng

 Li
stofa
tte
nde
es,
inc
ludi
ngdi
rec
tor
s,of
fi
cer
s,a
nda
nyot
herpa
rti
ci
pant
s

 Appr
ova
lofpr
evi
ousme
eti
ngmi
nut
es(
ifa
ppl
i
cabl
e)

 Di
scus
siona
ndde
cis
ionsma
dedur
ingt
heme
eti
ngonv
ari
ousa
gendai
tems

 Vot
ingr
esul
tsonr
esol
uti
onsora
cti
onst
ake
ndur
ingt
heme
eti
ng

 Anyr
epor
tsorpr
ese
nta
tionsgi
vendur
ingt
heme
eti
ng

 Ne
xts
tepsora
cti
oni
temsa
ssi
gne
dtoi
ndi
vi
dua
lsorc
ommi
tt
ees

d)Ar
ti
cl
esofi
ncor
por
ati
on/Ope
rat
inga
gre
eme
nt:

Ar
ti
cl
esofI
ncor
por
ati
on:

 I
ntr
oduc
tiona
ndpur
pos
eoft
hedoc
ume
nt

 Na
mea
nda
ddr
essoft
hec
orpor
ati
on

 St
ate
mentofpur
pos
eorbus
ine
ssa
cti
vi
ti
es

 Aut
hor
ize
dsha
resofs
toc
kandc
las
sesi
fappl
i
cabl
e

 Na
mesa
nda
ddr
ess
esoft
hei
ncor
por
ator
s

 Re
gis
ter
eda
genta
ndr
egi
ste
redof
fi
cei
nfor
mat
ion

Ope
rat
ingAgr
eeme
nt:

 I
ntr
oduc
tiona
ndpur
pos
eoft
hedoc
ume
nt(
forLLCs
)

 Na
mea
nda
ddr
essoft
heLLC

 De
fini
ti
onsofk
eyt
ermsus
edi
ntheope
rat
inga
gre
eme
nt

 Me
mbe
rs'
right
s,dut
ies
,powe
rs,
andr
espons
ibi
l
iti
es
  Al
l
oca
tionofpr
ofi
ts,
los
ses
,anddi
str
ibut
ionsa
mongme
mbe
rs

 Ma
nage
ments
truc
tur
eandde
cis
ion-
mak
ingpr
oce
sse
s

 Tr
ans
fer
abi
l
ityofme
mbe
rshi
pint
ere
sts

 Di
ssol
uti
onpr
oce
dur
es

 Ame
ndme
ntpr
oce
dur
esf
ort
heope
rat
inga
gre
eme
nt

e
)Non-
dis
clos
urea
gre
eme
nt(
NDA)
:

 I
ntr
oduc
tiona
ndpur
pos
eoft
hea
gre
eme
nt

 Pa
rti
esi
nvol
vedi
nthea
gre
eme
nt

 De
fini
ti
onofc
onf
ide
nti
ali
nfor
mat
iona
nde
xcl
usi
ons

 Obl
i
gat
ionsa
ndr
est
ri
cti
onsont
her
ece
ivi
ngpa
rtyr
ega
rdi
ngt
heus
eandpr
ote
cti
on
ofc
onf
ide
nti
ali
nfor
mat
ion

 Dur
ati
onoft
hea
gre
eme
nta
ndt
ermi
nat
ionpr
ovi
si
ons

 Re
medi
esf
orbr
eac
hoft
hea
gre
eme
nt

 Gov
erni
ngl
awa
ndj
uri
sdi
cti
on

f
)Empl
oyme
nta
gre
eme
nt:

 I
ntr
oduc
tiona
ndpur
pos
eoft
hea
gre
eme
nt

 Pa
rti
esi
nvol
vedi
nthea
gre
eme
nt

 Pos
iti
on,
tit
le,
andr
espons
ibi
l
iti
esoft
hee
mpl
oye
e

 Compe
nsa
tion de
tai
l
s,i
ncl
udi
ngs
ala
ry,bonus
es,be
nef
it
s,a
nd s
toc
kopt
ionsi
f
a
ppl
i
cabl
e

 Empl
oyme
ntt
ermordur
ati
on

 Te
rmi
nat
ionpr
ovi
si
ons
,inc
ludi
ngnot
icepe
riodsa
ndgr
oundsf
ort
ermi
nat
ion
  Conf
ide
nti
al
it
yandnon-
compe
tec
laus
es

 I
nte
ll
ect
ual
prope
rtyowne
rshi
pri
ght
s

 Di
sput
ere
sol
uti
onpr
oce
dur
es

4.
Wha
tist
hef
unc
tion/pur
pos
eofe
achl
i
ter
aryge
nre

a
) Ce
rti
fi
cat
eofi
ncor
por
ati
on:
Ite
sta
bli
she
sthee
xis
tenc
eofac
orpor
ati
on.

b) By
laws
:The
yout
li
net
her
ule
sandr
egul
ati
onsf
ort
hei
nte
rna
lgov
erna
nceofa
n
or
gani
zat
ion.

c
) Me
eti
ngMi
nut
es:
The
yre
cor
dthedi
scus
sions
,de
cis
ions
,anda
cti
onst
ake
ndur
inga
me
eti
ng.

d)Ar
ti
cl
esofi
ncor
por
ati
on/Ope
rat
inga
gre
eme
nt:The
yde
finet
hes
truc
tur
e,pur
pos
e,
a
ndope
rat
ionsofac
orpor
ati
onorl
i
mit
edl
i
abi
l
ityc
ompa
ny(
LLC)
.

e
)Non-
dis
clos
urea
gre
eme
nt(
NDA)
:Iti
sa c
ont
rac
ttha
tpr
ote
ctsc
onf
ide
nti
al
i
nfor
mat
ions
har
edbe
twe
enpa
rti
es.

f
) Empl
oyme
nta
gre
eme
nt:I
tout
li
nest
het
ermsa
nd c
ondi
ti
onsofe
mpl
oyme
nt
be
twe
ena
nempl
oye
randa
nempl
oye
e.

6.Conc
lus
ion
I
nor
dert
osuc
ces
sful
l
ycompl
etet
hisa
ssi
gnme
nt,
itwa
sne
ces
sar
ytoe
nga
gei
nas
eri
esof
t
ask
stha
tenc
ompa
sse
dre
adi
nga
ndc
ompr
ehe
ndi
ngt
hema
ter
ial
sti
tl
ed"
Wor
dst
oWa
tch"
a
nd "
Punc
tua
tion.
" Addi
ti
ona
ll
y,i
tinv
olv
edt
he i
dent
if
ic
ati
on ofdi
ff
ere
ntt
ype
s of
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oyme
ntAgr
eeme
nt/Cont
rac
ts,a
cqui
ri
ngt
hes
kil
lofwr
it
ingme
eti
ngmi
nut
esr
epor
ts,
a
swe
lla
sthea
bil
i
tyt
ode
finev
ari
ousl
ega
ldoc
ume
ntsa
ndout
li
net
hei
rke
ypoi
nts
.
Fur
the
rmor
e,ac
ruc
iala
spe
ctoft
hisa
ssi
gnme
ntwa
sga
ini
nga
nunde
rst
andi
ngoft
he
f
unc
tiona
ndpur
pos
eas
soc
iat
edwi
the
achl
i
ter
aryge
nre
.
 7.Re
fer
enc
es
Se
ngl
in,J.
L,&Col
eman,E.
(2012).TheAMAHa
ndbookofBus
ine
ssLe
tte
rs(
4the
d.)
.
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ica
nMa na
gementAss
ocia
tion