Chapter 6

CompletingBusiness
Completing Business
Messages
Messages

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 The Revision Process

•Content
•Organization

•Proper Tone
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 Lists and Bullets
• Idea Sequence • Main Points

• Visual Impact • Skimming Ease

• Complex Topics • Audience Help

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 Editing for Clarity
• Long Sentences

• Hedging Sentences

• Faulty Parallelism

• Dangling Modifiers
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 Edit for Conciseness

UnneededWords
Unneeded Words LongWords
Long Words
andSentences
and Sentences ororPhrases
Phrases

Redundant
Redundant “It“Itis/There
is/Thereare
are
Combinations
Combinations Starters”
Starters”
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 Revising with Technology

Revision
RevisionTracking
Tracking Commenting
Commenting

Spell Checker
Spell Checker Grammar Checker
Grammar Checker

Thesaurus
Thesaurus Style
StyleChecker
Checker
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 Careful Proofreading

• Multiple Passes
• Perceptual Tricks
• High-Priority Items

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 Distributing Messages
• Cost Concerns

• Convenience

• Time Constraints

• Security and Privacy

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 Completing
Business Messages

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