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I took many writing classes in college but perhaps the most useful was one focused on business writing. My classmates and I spent a semester editing example after example of rambling or confusing letters, memos, and other professional materials. Here are seven bits of simple advice for clear and concise writing.
1. Limit prepositions when possible.
If you don't remember what they are, here's a list and primer. When overused, prepositions can weaken writing and contribute to wordiness. For example: "The meeting on December 1 about the budget" is sharper when written "The December 1 budget meeting." Also watch out for prepositions following a verb, such as "come up with" or "find out." Instead, you could use "generate" or "determine," respectively.

2. Avoid "very."

It smacks of laziness and indicates your sentence needs editing to pack a stronger punch. For example, consider: "The very tall man strode to the front of the line." The phrase "very tall" doesn't help a reader understand if the man is six feet tall or having to duck seven-foot doorways. How about: "Standing a head taller than everyone in the room the man strode to the front of the line." The second version paints a better picture, right?
3. Watch out for forms of the verb "to be" such as am, are, is, was, were, being, and been.
Usually you should aim for an active, not passive voice. "There are three things you can do to improve your golf game" is tighter when written "three things can improve your golf game."

4. Don't try to impress with jargon or big words.

Readers don't appreciate grandstanding but do value an unclouded message.

5. Use exclamation points sparingly.

Overusing them reduces their impact. And never use more than one at the end of a sentence.

"Elmore Leonard wrote of exclamation marks: 'You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.' Which means, on average, an exclamation mark every book and a half," points out Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian. "In the ninth book of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, Eric, one of the characters insists that 'Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind.'"

6. Limit emails to five or fewer sentences.

"Seriously. I know it's painful. You have so many important things to say. However, getting it read is more important than getting all that explanation in there. Preferably, it's three sentences. Your goal is to make it easy for [a recipient] to respond immediately from his smartphone," advises 42Floors founder Jason Freedman.

7. Read it out loud.

Before delivering your writing to a recipient, read it out loud. Doing so will likely oust any typos, missing words, or other errors you may not have spotted.

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7 Quick Tips for Better Business Writing

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I took many writing classes in college but perhaps the most useful was one focused on business writing. My classmates and I spent a semester editing example after example of rambling or confusing letters, memos, and other professional materials. Here are seven bits of simple advice for clear and concise writing.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/common-speaking-mistakes-of-professionals-2014-10

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http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/206598/5-ways-that-social-media-benefits-writing-the-english-language/

Names:Lorena, Kayla, Michelle, Nicole
1. Having a large audience that will correct you helps you be more cautious of what you write.
2. Social media reminds us that writing short and well isn't easy
3. Language is evolving, social media is more oral because it so conversational opposed to being more like print.
4. New words or phrases change the traditonal sense of the original word, i.e "friending" is closer to being acquaintance than friend
5. If a word is persuasive enough and is provactive enough you can make it real and make it mean what you want.
6. Writing well can differentiate you from other sloppy writers online.
7. Social media is beneficial because the limited amount of characters you can type or seconds of videos you can post enables your audience to fully focus since it is such a short amount of time.
8. Our language is constantly changing, like when we moved from oral to print and now we are in the post print era.
9. With small device screens you should use linear organization so readers do not have to pan in and out to see all the content.
10. A keystone to success is if you can work a word into the english language based on your brand like googled it, or tweeted.

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Link for further review:
www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2012/8889/how-social-media-is-changing-the-english-language-and-why-it-matters-to-marketers

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http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/7-tips-for-better-business-writing.html

Names:hugo Rodriguez, Jonathan, Dan, Trisha, Ana
1.Reading out Loud-before delivering the writing to the recipient make sure to read it out loud in order to catch typos, missing words, or any errors you may have missed.
2.Limit Emails to five or fewer sentences- goal is to make it easy for [a recipient] to respond immediately.
3.Chapter 5 Relates to keeping Sentence length short and concise in order to keep paragraphs short. It avoids intimidation from the recipient.
4. Short paragraphs have a major advantage for being easier to read
5.Don't Try to impress with Jargon or big words- Jargon is only helpful when communicating within specific groups that understand these terms. Try avoiding these terms with a person whom is not part of the organization.
6.Avoid Very- indicates your sentence needs editing to pack a stronger punch.  Chapter five states to avoid unnecessary words or phrases.
7.Limit prepositions when possible- Prepositions can weaken a writing and limit
8. Use Exclamation points sparingly-Chapter 5 states to consider wether you have achieved the right tone for the audience.
9. Is your writing formal enough to meet the audiences expectations without being to formal or academic.
10. Aim for an active not passive voice- Using the active voice often makes the writing more direct, livelier, and easier to read. A passive voice can seem lengthy and vague.

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Link for further review:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/12-tips-for-better-business-writing.html

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http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/3-ways-terrible-writing-can-kill-your-business.html

Names:CF, EB, GA, KM, AC

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1) Do not boast, keep your sentences clear for your audience
2) Keep your sentence structure clear and organized, because if you don't it can lead people to think you have unclear planning and strategies
3) Revise the message in order to improve readability so that your audience may understand its content
4) Make sure that sentences convey the meaning you intend, so that readers understand the purpose of your message
5) Communicate what you do as a company, by clarifying your intentions.
6) Strive for simplicity, avoid being excessively wordy
7) Jargon and buzzwords are useful, but only in the right context and setting
8) You can have creativity through a conversational tone
9) Avoid being pompous or bragging  excuse readers tend to get irritated with know it alls
10) In order to not appear as if you don't understand your market, avoid boasting

Link for further review:
https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneurial-skills/become-better-communicator/pages/10-tips-effective-business-writing.aspx

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http://write-better.blogspot.com/2011/07/effective-written-communication-useless.html

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-Use more effective communication with a clear flow and prioritize information by writing shorter and more focused messages.

-Revise writing for quality and content

-Cut length down so that writing is not filled with a bunch of useless words

-Your second draft should be 10% less than your first draft, because many words used in the original draft can be very wordy/unnecessary/unorganized; Re-vise writing for quality and content

-At time students can take a required 2,000 word essay and focus more on the requirement than the actual content of the paper.

-stay organized in your structure (beginning to end)

-When writing be sure to vary sentence length, this creates a flow and rhythm to your writing that is not otherwise achieved through one type of sentence structure.

-Don't use big words when small words will suffice. When we use big words we are usually just trying to impress some one and we most likely will end up using the word wrong anyway.

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Link for further review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5hMN_XkPQA