The Basics of Written Communication

The Basics of
WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION

ELAR III and IV

Poll

After high school, do you plan to...

• Join the military?

• Go to college or career training?

• Enter the workforce?

• Nothing?

Multiple Choice

What is written Communication?

• Written communication is when lazy students read

• Written communication is a professional who invent, design, analyze, build, and test machines, systems, structures and materials to fulfill objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost

• Written communication involves any type of interaction that makes use of the written word. Communication is a key to any endeavor involving more than one person.

• Written communication is a heat engine where the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer

TOOLS OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

• EMAILS

• MEMOS

• FORM

• BUSINESS LETTERS

Memo/memorandum-a short note

• paper or electronic

• should be brief and specific

• doesn't contain salutations and greetings

• contains contractions: you'll.. and imperatives: Be ready for...

• conveys information from one person/department or office to another

EMAILS

• digital text message

• direct and instant

• fast, convenient, eco-friendly

• more informal

• can contain attachments-digital documents/photos

FORMS-commercial documents

• booking forms and registration forms

• customer data forms, contact forms

• payment forms-invoices, bills

• usually printed or online

• you should fill them in and later submit if they are online

• you should follow the instructions carefully

• you can be required to write in block capitals

MIDDLE PARAGRAPH

• main points giving specific details or information of the company or reques

• ex: We would like to provide you with a self-catering apartment situated in the central location of our medieval city.

BUSINESS LETTERS

• are formal means of communication

• should be :

• clear

• correct

• courteous

• convincing

• and complete

Multiple Choice

Which of the following writing examples commonly contains illustrations?

• Bulletins

• Thank you letter

• Cover Letters

• Memos

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of good writing tips for business letters?

• First paragraph should identify what the letter is about.

• Use language that readers will understand.

• Use a free-flow style.

• Use short sentences.

Multiple Choice

_____________________ is a group of people watching or listening to a performance or reading a published work.

• genre
• brainstorming
• thesis statement
• audience

Multiple Choice

_______________________________ is the inscription of information.

• brainstorming
• argumentative essays
• thesis statement
• written communication

Multiple Choice

_____________________________ is the type of written communication used in the workplace.

• written communication
• adverb clause
• professional writing
• support paragraph

Multiple Choice

_______________________________ are impressions gathered from observing a person, place or object. 

• facts
• personal observations
• priority sequence
• thesis statement

Multiple Choice

______________________ are details based on research or investigation. 

• concluding paragraph
• introductory paragraph
• personal observations
• facts

Multiple Choice

Communication skills include...

• Reading
• Math
• Health
• Science

Multiple Choice

Casual

• a clever trick or strategy; trickery; guile

• sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

• harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity

• happening by chance; careless or offhand

Multiple Choice

Galore

• a tube filled with combustible material

• insufferable; unendurable; excessive

• to act improperly; to conduct oneself in an inappropriate manner

• in abundance; in plentiful amounts

Multiple Choice

Intolerable

• a tube filled with combustible material

• insufferable; unendurable; excessive

• to act improperly; to conduct oneself in an inappropriate manner

• in abundance; in plentiful amounts

Multiple Choice

Fuse

• a tube filled with combustible material; to connect together

• insufferable; unendurable; excessive

• to act improperly; to conduct oneself in an inappropriate manner

• in abundance; in plentiful amounts

Multiple Choice

Misbehave

• a tube filled with combustible material; to connect together

• insufferable; unendurable; excessive

• to act improperly; to conduct oneself in an inappropriate manner

• in abundance; in plentiful amounts