CMNS 1810 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Event Management

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mauvewhale978

10 Oct 2016

School

TRU

Department

Communications Studies

Course

CMNS 1810

Professor

Mc Donald Blair

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Business Messages

- Most people know a good letter, report or email message when they read one but stating why it

works can be more challenging

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workforce entrants with a four-year degree as defiiet i writte ouiatio.

(page 44)

Introductory Activity

In small groups, begin by having everyone introduce themselves.

1. Brainstorm some key terms that you associate with professional writing

 Good grammar

 No slang

 Punctuation

 Concise

 Situational

 Structured

 Organized

 Respectful

 Informative

 No swear words

2. List all the ways in which professional writing shows up in your life

 Firing people

 Hiring people

 Collecting money

 Talking to customers

 Dealing with complaints

 Event planning

 Quitting letter

 Resume/reference letter

3. List all of the ways in which you believe that professional writing skills will be a part of your

future occupation

 Firing people

 Hiring people

 Marketing

 Banking

 Resume/reference letter

 Feedback reports

4. If you could get one thing out of this section of the course, what would it be?

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