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Writing Business Messages Brought to you by the Purdue University Writing Lab
Know your audience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Know your audience ,[object Object]
Know your audience ,[object Object],[object Object]
When you know your reader ,[object Object],[object Object]
When you know your reader ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
When you do not know your reader ,[object Object],[object Object]
When you do not know your reader ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
When you do not know your reader ,[object Object],[object Object]
When you do not know your reader ,[object Object],[object Object]
Know your audience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Audience expectations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Get to the point ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Get to the point ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Get to the point ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Get to the point ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Keep it simple ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Keep it simple ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Use active and passive voice appropriately ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Use active and passive voice appropriately ,[object Object],[object Object]
Use active and passive voice appropriately ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Use passive and active voice appropriately ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Audience expectations ,[object Object],[object Object]
Audience expectations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],My progress Work finished Hired in Dec. Work to do
Organization ,[object Object],[object Object]
Organization ,[object Object],[object Object]
Organization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Organization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Organization ,[object Object]
Organization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Organization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Did I effectively reach my audience? ,[object Object],[object Object]
20-second test ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Testing your assertions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Editor's Notes

  1. Rationale: Welcome to “Writing Business Messages.” This presentation is designed to help writers analyze their audience and organize information effectively in business messages. The 41 slides presented here are designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation about the business writing process. This presentation is ideal for any writer who desires to write more effective and persuasive business messages. Directions: Each slide is activated by a single mouse click, unless otherwise noted in bold at the bottom of each notes page Writer and Designer: Angela Laflen, with contributions from Stephanie Williams Hughes and Victoria Kellough Developed with resources courtesy of the Purdue University Writing Lab Grant funding courtesy of the Multimedia Instructional Development Center at Purdue University © Copyright Purdue University, 2000.