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- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/07%3A_Communicating_Good_Neutral_and_Negative_Messages/7.05%3A_Bad_News_MessagesHowever, this approach could strain your supervisor-employee relationship as a result of the public display of criticism, Brian may not understand you, there is a lack of a formal discussion you can d...However, this approach could strain your supervisor-employee relationship as a result of the public display of criticism, Brian may not understand you, there is a lack of a formal discussion you can document, and there is a risk that your actions may not bring about the desired results.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/10%3A_10a-_Citing_Sources/10.05%3A_What_is_CitingFor example, if you’re researching and writing about sustainability and construction, you should cite experts in sustainability, construction, and sustainable construction in order to demonstrate that...For example, if you’re researching and writing about sustainability and construction, you should cite experts in sustainability, construction, and sustainable construction in order to demonstrate that you are well-versed in the most common ideas in the fields.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_EveryoneBusiness Writing For Everyone is an inclusive guide to writing in the workplace. The book takes a process-oriented, storytelling approach to composition: focusing less on genre and more on the decisio...Business Writing For Everyone is an inclusive guide to writing in the workplace. The book takes a process-oriented, storytelling approach to composition: focusing less on genre and more on the decisions that effective business communicators make. Business Writing For Everyone also contains interactive H5P activities for students to test their learning, and activities for further reflection that instructors can use in the classroom or assign as homework.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/18%3A_Communicating_For_Employment/18.04%3A_Audience_Analysis-_Customization_is_KeyUnless you’re applying to an entry-level position where the employer wants to hire a large number of people and is willing to train them, (such as some student summer jobs, fast food jobs, warehouse j...Unless you’re applying to an entry-level position where the employer wants to hire a large number of people and is willing to train them, (such as some student summer jobs, fast food jobs, warehouse jobs etc.), a customized cover letter and resume will help you stand out from the rest.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/10%3A_10a-_Citing_Sources/10.01%3A_Questions_for_ReflectionBefore we begin, consider the following questions. Your instructor may ask you to freewrite about one or more of these questions in your learning journal. What kind of sources have you used in the wor...Before we begin, consider the following questions. Your instructor may ask you to freewrite about one or more of these questions in your learning journal. What kind of sources have you used in the workplace? How has this differed from the kind of sources you’ve used in school? Why do you think the rules that we have around source use exist? What questions do you have about citation? Do you think that the rules of “academic integrity” apply to the workplace?
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/13%3A_Visual_Communication_StrategiesPhoto by ᒷ⟁⨃.ᖇ.ᕮ.∥.ᕮ on Unsplash Learning Objectives In this section you will: Learn how audience analysis impacts visual design. Explore types of graphics. Use Gestalt Theory to understand why some v...Photo by ᒷ⟁⨃.ᖇ.ᕮ.∥.ᕮ on Unsplash Learning Objectives In this section you will: Learn how audience analysis impacts visual design. Explore types of graphics. Use Gestalt Theory to understand why some visuals are more effective than others. Learn how to choose a graphic to fit your purpose. Learn how to integrate your graphic into a document and cite it. Learn how to revise your graphic.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/17%3A_Peer_Review/17.05%3A_Key_TakeawaysIt also helps you to learn about the writing process and how to analyze the work of others and gives you practice in giving feedback and integrating other people’s feedback into your own work. When yo...It also helps you to learn about the writing process and how to analyze the work of others and gives you practice in giving feedback and integrating other people’s feedback into your own work. When you receive peer feedback, make sure to write it down and reflect on it later. You don’t have to take every piece of advice, but you should be aware of why your peer made that suggestion and be able to explain why you don’t want to follow the advice.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/02%3A_The_Writing_Process/2.09%3A_Key_TakeawaysBy understanding your own writing process, you can have more control over your writing. Though students spend most of their time on the writing stage, in the workplace, most of the time is spent on pr...By understanding your own writing process, you can have more control over your writing. Though students spend most of their time on the writing stage, in the workplace, most of the time is spent on pre-writing and revising. Simple changes to your writing process can save you time and lead to an improved final product. To improve your writing, you must think both about what you do when you write, but also how you feel when you write.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/15%3A_Revision_and_Remixing/15.01%3A_Questions_for_ReflectionYour instructor may ask you to freewrite about one or more of these questions in your learning journal. In the beginning of the semester, we discussed the writing process. Have you made any changes to...Your instructor may ask you to freewrite about one or more of these questions in your learning journal. In the beginning of the semester, we discussed the writing process. Have you made any changes to your writing process over the semester? Write a paragraph connecting Brenda Knights’ narrative to the rest of the chapter or to your own experience. What steps did you take to learn the new skill? Have you ever applied skills you’ve learned in one class to another class?
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/19%3A_Getting_Along_With_Other_People/19.04%3A_Interpersonal_CommunicationFrom the time you are a newborn infant crying for food or the time you are a toddler learning to say “please” when requesting a cup of milk, to the time you are an adult learning the rituals of the jo...From the time you are a newborn infant crying for food or the time you are a toddler learning to say “please” when requesting a cup of milk, to the time you are an adult learning the rituals of the job interview and the conference room, you learn to communicate in order to gain a sense of self within the group or community–meeting your basic needs as you grow and learn.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Business_English_and_Communication/Business_Writing_For_Everyone/10%3A_10a-_Citing_Sources/10.10%3A_Activities_for_Further_ReflectionIf you don’t know the answer, ask your instructor or see if you can find the answer in the KPU Citation Guides. Answer the question “If a student does a survey, should it go in an APA bibliography?” T...If you don’t know the answer, ask your instructor or see if you can find the answer in the KPU Citation Guides. Answer the question “If a student does a survey, should it go in an APA bibliography?” This chapter contains material from Choosing and Using Sources: A Guide To Academic Research by the Ohio State University Libraries, which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
