Exam 7: Writing in the Workplace

Business managers are a discourse community because they have unique writing challenges.

Which of the following is an advantage of collaborative writing?

What is the term for a group of people who think in similar ways about how to communicate subjects to be dealt with and how to approach them?

The team leader in a collaborative writing group is responsible for ______.

Using more words guarantees that a message will be easier to understand.

Good writing is useful only in business settings.

Which of the following is not a guideline that helps writers to develop effective paragraphs?

The context of managerial writing includes ______.

What can a manager do to encourage collaboration when the team is tackling a writing task?

Only collaborative writing groups with reoccurring conflicts should elect a team leader.

Writing in a conversational style means using ______.

Writing "he made five errors in six attempts" instead of "he really messed up" is an example of ______.

Denotative meanings are subjective while connotative meanings are objective.

Accordingly,again,also,and additionally are examples of ______.

Written business messages should be ______.

Research shows that managers spend about 20 hours per week writing messages such as e-mails,memos,letters,and reports.

Revising involves which of the following?

Words that create sharp,vivid images and stimulate reader interest are known as ______.

Which one of the following was not mentioned as an advantage of writing over oral communication?

One of the more serious problems associated with collaborative writing is dealing with conflicts that arise.