Writing & Speaking for Business By William H. Baker Chapter Two.

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Writing & Speaking for Business By William H. Baker Chapter Two

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Writing & Speaking

for BusinessBy William H. Baker

Chapter Two

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The Four Major Phases of Writing

Content Determine the information you want to communicate

Organization Arrange the content into an appropriate structure, preferably using an outline to arrange information in an appropriate hierarchy and sequence.

Writing Compose and revise all the sentences and paragraphs.

Design Add appropriate visual elements, such as headings, art, typographic enhancements, and spacing.

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Chapter 2 Agenda

1 Clarify Your Purpose

3 Choose the Best Channels

5 Evaluate the Outline

2 Analyze the Audience

4 Create an Outline

6 Select an Effective Strategy

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Clarify Your Purpose

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Analyze the Audience

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Analyze Audience Emotions

Negative Neutral Positive

Frustrated Passive Interested

Defensive Complacent Motivated

Angry Apathetic Excited

Hostile Aloof Happy

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Choose the Best Channels

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Channel Evaluation Factors

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Create an Outline

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Main Message

Top-down Outlining(Categories down to details)

Bottom-up Outlining(Details up to categories)

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Top-Down Outlining

On-the-Job Injuries1. Impact of occupational injuries on workplace

A. Injury statisticsB. Death statistics

2. Major causes of injuriesA. OverexertionB. FallsC. Contact with objects or equipment

3. Most Injury-prone industriesA. MiningB. ConstructionC. ManufacturingD. Agriculture

4. Prevention StrategiesA. TrainingB. Workplace design

On-the-Job Injuries1. Impact of occupational injuries on workplace

A. Injury statisticsB. Death statistics

2. Major causes of injuriesA. OverexertionB. FallsC. Contact with objects or equipment

3. Most Injury-prone industriesA. MiningB. ConstructionC. ManufacturingD. Agriculture

4. Prevention StrategiesA. TrainingB. Workplace designT

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Top-Down Outlining

Tree Structure

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Top-Down Outlining

Why a New Training Director

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Bottom-Up Outlining

Three Steps 1.Create “free list”2.Classify into categories3.Choose best sequence

Free List Categories Sequence

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Evaluate the Outline

5 Tests

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Effective Strategy

3 Strategy Decisions1 Logic Emotion Both logic & emotion2 Positive Negative Both positive & negative3 Direct Indirect