This assignment will assess your understanding of the Three-Step Writing Process as outlined in Business Communications Today by Bovee and Thill. You will apply the concepts from the PowerPoint presentation to analyze, critique, and create business communication materials that reflect the principles of effective writing.
INSTRUCTIONS
Questions
- Planning phase: write 150 words
- Writing Phase: Rewrite the email provided
- Completing Phase: In 150 words, discuss the importance of proofreading, etc.
- Planning Phase: In 150 words, explain how you would approach the planning phase if tasked with writing a formal business proposal to a potential client. Include references from this week's reading.
- Writing Phase: Rewrite the following poorly written email to reflect clear, concise, and professional business writing principles (see below).
- Completing Phase: In 150 words, Discuss the importance of proofreading, revising, and ensuring a professional appearance in business communication. Include references from this week's reading.
- Overcoming Barriers: In 50 words, identify two common barriers to effective business communication and propose strategies to overcome them. Include references from this week's reading.
- Create a Business Memo: Using the Three-Step Writing Process, draft a half-page internal memo addressing an important policy change within an organization. You may use a hypothetical company or an existing one. Be sure to demonstrate strong structure, clarity, and professionalism.
Example of #2 Writing Phase
Subject: Urgent: Need Everyone to Fix Issues ASAP
Hey Team,
So I’ve been looking at the reports and honestly, there’s a lot of problems. I don’t know what happened but things are kind of all over the place and it needs to be fixed. Some of you are not following the guidelines and deadlines are getting missed. This can’t keep happening. We need to get things back on track ASAP.
Also, I noticed that some people aren’t responding to emails quickly enough and it’s causing delays. This is a company and we need to act professional. Everyone should be more responsible and make sure they’re getting their work done on time.
Just get everything sorted out as soon as you can. I don’t want to have to send another email like this. Let me know if you have questions but really just get it done.
- Manager
FORMATTING
- List prompts just as they are numbered in the instructions. No need to use APA formatting for this submission.
- Times New Roman, 12 size font, double spaced.