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Unit 3 Writing for Successful Communication
2. Select one of the following themes and prepare
a 50-word paragraph. Pay attention to word
choice and sensitivity toward the reader. After
you have written the paragraph, describe how
you applied the four C’s of communication to
the message.
A. Personalize your writing.
B. Words have the power to infl uence people.
C. Today’s media provides too much
information.
D. Disappearance of the art of personal
handwritten notes, letters, and invitations.
E. Why I would choose a career in _____. (fi ll
in the blank)
3. Identify which of the following sentences
are written in passive voice. Rewrite those
sentences that would be better in the active
voice. Also, rewrite any sentences that you feel
could be clearer.
A. The site for the new company headquarters
was selected by the committee.
B. Our chemist tested the perfume samples.
C. The quota was not met by the sales
department last month.
D. The amendment was approved by a
majority of the board members.
E. Last week, the Department of Health
inspected the restaurant.
F. Several steps are being taken by our staff
to improve customer service.
G. Smoking is prohibited in the entire
building.
H. This shipment should be examined for
damage.
I. For some reason, the manager believed
that we had left our job early.
4. Rewrite the following draft of an e-mail
to improve word choice and sentence and
paragraph construction.
We received an order of 50 luminescent
bulbs yesterday from your outfi t. Needless
to say, we cannot ship it until we receive
a cashier’s check because of your
questionable credit rating.
Practice
What You Have
Learned
Access the Fundamentals of Business
Communication Student Companion Web Site at
www.g-wlearning.com/Communication. Download
each data fi le for this chapter. Follow the
instructions to complete a reading, writing, and
grammar activity to practice what you have
learned in this chapter.
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Web Site
www.g-wlearning.com
Connections
Across the Curriculum
Math. In column one of a spreadsheet, list the
trendy words that you and your friends use. In
column two, translate what each word or phrase
actually means. For example, “I am down with it”
means “I agree”. In column three, list words your
parents or instructors considered trendy. Translate
their meanings in column four.
Language Arts. Write a few paragraphs to
describe what you learned from your chart on
trendy words created in the previous activity.
We want your business. We’re sure you
have a good excuse for your credit history,
but a bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush. In other words, we need the
greenbacks before we release the goods.
No hard feelings, just send the check in the
enclosed envelope.
Have a grand day!
Sincerely,