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Planning Planning Business MessagesBusiness Messages
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Three-Step Writing Three-Step Writing ProcessProcess
• Planning
• Writing
• Completing
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Optimizing Writing TimeOptimizing Writing Time
• Planning 50%
• Writing 25%
• Completing 25%
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Analyze the SituationAnalyze the Situation
• Define your purpose
• Profile your audience
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Define Your PurposeDefine Your Purpose
• General
– Inform
– Persuade
– Collaborate
• Specific
– Realism
– Timing
– Delivery
– Acceptability
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Test Your PurposeTest Your Purpose
1. What will your message change?
2. Is your purpose realistic?
3. Is the timing right?
4. Is the right person delivering it?
5. Is your purpose acceptable?
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Profile Your AudienceProfile Your Audience
• Identify primary audience
• Determine size
• Determine composition
• Gauge level of knowledge
• Project expectations and preferences
• Estimate probable reaction
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Gather InformationGather Information
• Informal methods
– Viewpoints of others
– Reports and company documents
– Supervisors, colleagues, customers
– Audience input
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Provide InformationProvide Information
• Be sure information is accurate
• Be sure information is ethical
• Be sure information is pertinent
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Selecting the Right Selecting the Right MediumMedium
• Oral
• Written
• Electronic
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Analysis of Oral MediaAnalysis of Oral Media
• Advantages– Immediate feedback– Ease of interaction– Rich nonverbal cues– Emotional content
• Disadvantages– Restricted participation– Nonpermanent– Reduced control– No editing or revision
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Analysis of Written Analysis of Written MediaMedia
• Advantages– Planning and control– Permanent record– Wide audience– Minimize distortion
• Disadvantages– Delayed feedback– Lacks nonverbal cues– Creation and distribution– Preparation and production
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Electronic MediaElectronic Media
• Voice mail
• Teleconferencing
• Videotape
• Computer
conferencing
• Faxing
• Instant messaging
• Websites
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Advantages Advantages
of Electronic Mediaof Electronic Media• Delivery speed
• Audience reach
• Multimedia
• Accessibility
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Disadvantages Disadvantages
of Electronic Mediaof Electronic Media• Tension or conflict
• Overuse
• Privacy issues
• Productivity
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Continuum Continuum of Media Richnessof Media Richness
• Media richness
– Leaner
• Fliers, bulletins, and reports
– Richer
• Conversations, meetings, presentations
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Choosing the Right Choosing the Right MediaMedia
• Message formality
• Media limitations
• Sender intentions
• Urgency and cost
• Audience preferences
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Organizing MessagesOrganizing Messages
• Get to the point
• Omit irrelevant details
• Use logical groupings
• Indicate relevant ideas
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Why Is Organization Why Is Organization So Important?So Important?
• Improves productivity
• Boosts understanding
• Increases acceptance
• Saves audience time
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Define the Main IdeaDefine the Main Idea
1. General purpose
2. Specific purpose
3. Basic topic
4. Main idea
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Generating IdeasGenerating Ideas
• Brainstorming
• Mapping
• Storyteller’s tour
• Journalistic approach
• Question-answer chain
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Limiting the ScopeLimiting the Scope
• Time and space
• Number of main ideas
• Audience attitude
• Depth of research
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Sequencing the MessageSequencing the Message
• Direct approach
– Deductive
• Indirect approach
– Inductive
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Message Type
AudienceReaction
Type ofApproach
Routine, Good-News
or Good Will
Pleased Or Neutral
Direct
PersuasiveUninterestedor Unwilling
Indirect
Bad News Displeased Indirect
Classifying MessagesClassifying Messages
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Constructing OutlinesConstructing Outlines
I. First Major Part
A. First subpoint
B. Second subpoint
1. Evidence
2. Evidence
C. Third subpoint
II. Second Major Point
A. First subpoint
B. Second subpoint
1.0 First Major Part
1.1 First subpoint
1.2 Second subpoint
1.2.1Evidence
1.2.2Evidence
1.2.3 Third subpoint
2.0 Second Major Point
2.1 First subpoint
2.2 Second subpoint
AlphanumericAlphanumeric DecimalDecimal
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Charting OrganizationsCharting Organizations
The Main Idea
I. Major Point II. Major Point III. Major Point
A. Evidence
B. Evidence
C. Evidence
A. Evidence
B. Evidence
C. Evidence
A. Evidence
B. Evidence
C. Evidence
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Organizing MessagesOrganizing Messages
• State the main idea
• State major points
• Provide evidence