BU208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Etiquette In Technology, Storyboard, Signature Block
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Assume a first draft will be revised. Analyzing your purpose and audience; gathering information 30 - 40% Composing the first draft 20 30 % Revising and editing 30 40 % Free write writing what ever coming up to your mind 10mins. To make surface-level changes that make the document grammatically correct. Apply all the business writing rules paying close attention to your audience. Use subject lines that are specific, concise, and catchy. When good news, indicate good news in subject, when bad news, be neutral like daily news. (don"t say bad news) Subject lines should be both descriptive and functional. Use informal salutations such as good morning" or hello". Use a signature block as most organizations expect that. Before pressing, send , assume your message is public. Avoid use of all caps as upper case letters are used for emphasis.