This document summarizes key points from several chapters of a business writing textbook. It discusses lessons on writing letters, emails, and other professional documents. It addresses the importance of grammar, formatting, and strategies for clear workplace communications. It also covers learning about different technologies used in business environments and designing visual elements for web pages. The chapters are linked to various writing assignments and aim to prepare students for professional communication in future careers or courses.
2. In chapter one we learned the proper way to write
letters, emails, and other forms of professional writing.
Including grammar, formatting and strategies.
This chapter was linked to every assignment we have
done thus far in the course.
This chapter taught us what you should and shouldn’t
say when writing a professional document.
3. Learning this material matters because it is useful to
write with proper grammar, and have correct
punctuation.
This type of writing is necessary to be successful in the
business world.
This will prepare me for my future career because I
will have to communicate via email and without these
strategies I will come off unprofessional.
4. In chapter 2 we learned about the different technology
used in the work environment.
This can be linked to discussion forum 1 because that
type of website can be used in the workplace for
employees to communicate with each other.
This chapter gives us an indicator of the potential
technology we will be dealing with in the future.
5. This is significant because without any knowledge of
workplace technology we will be behind the game
when we enter the real world.
I will use this chapter and apply it to any technology
my workplace throws at me in the future.
6. This chapter focuses on teaching us how to
write letters and emails.
This teaches us how to get to the point quickly
so the reader doesn’t get bored.
Bullets and heading can be effective.
WA1 is the major assignment that deals with
this chapter.
7. This is significant because it focuses on emails,
letters and other business writing forms.
This will teach me how to professional send
complaint letters and emails to my future
employers or a customer service department.
8. This chapter covers the importance of writing
clear with coherence.
This chapter teaches about be sure to write
parallel.
This also applies to most of our writing
assignments done in this class especially WA1
& 2.
9. This is very significant because this chapter can
turn you into an advanced writing.
The concepts prevent you from making run on
sentences and captures the attention of your
reader.
This can be useful to me in my future college
courses and it will allow me to excel in my
writing assignments.
10. In chapter seven we learned about designs and
visuals that can be used to enhance a webpage.
Concepts like page design elements, headers,
footers and justifications.
This chapter was a big part of AA3 where we
had to critique and suggest solutions for a web
page.
11. This is important because this information
teaches you how a web page should look.
I can use this in the future if I ever want to
create a webpage to advertise a company.
12. Alred G., Brusaw C. & Oliu W. The Business
Writer’s Companion seventh edition