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Learning Objectives
Being sensitive to audience needs Building strong audience relationships Controlling style and tone Choosing strong words for a message Composing sentences and paragraphs Using technology for messages
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Practice Etiquette
Courtesy
Diplomacy Tactfulness
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Bias-Free Language
Age
Gender Disability Race or ethnicity
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Company Image
Communication style
Communication guidelines
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Conversational Tone
Understand texting vs. writing
Avoid pompous language Avoid preaching or bragging Be careful with intimacy or humor
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Plain Language
Straightforward
Understandable Action-oriented
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Powerful Words
Correct
Effective
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Meaning of Words
Connotation
Denotation
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Balancing Words
Concrete
Tangible, objective, visualization
Abstract
Concepts, qualities, characteristics
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Finding Words
Select powerful words
Choose familiar words Avoid clichs and buzzwords Use jargon carefully
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Sentence Types
Simple
Compound Complex Compound-complex
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Paragraph Elements
Topic sentence
Support sentences Transitional elements
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Paragraph Options
Illustration
Classification Cause and effect Problem and solution Comparison and contrast
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