2. Designing Documents
• White space for separation and emphasis.
– Headings.
– Mix of paragraph lengths.
• No more than two typefaces.
• Justification appropriate to the audience.
4. Designing Web Pages
• Introductory statement on the first screen.
• Make sure important information is up front.
• Minimize large animations and or graphics.
• Include “off” buttons for animations.
5. Short Reports
• Types of reports.
– Informative
– Closure
– Feasibility
– Justification
• 5Ws and H(Who, what, when, when, why and
how)
6. Finding, Analyzing, and Documenting
Information
• Types of research
– Primary
• New information
– Surveys, interviews, observations.
– Secondary
• Published information
– Library, Online.
7. Persuasive Messages
• Kinds
– Orders and requests
– Proposals
– Fund-Raising letters
– Job Applications
– Action reports
• Purpose is to persuade the reader to take
action.
8. Proposals and Progress Reports
• Proposals state what problems are going to be
solved. Use the 5Ws and H.
• Progress reports report progress and minimize
potential problems
9. Overview
• The assignment A3 gave us a look at how some
webpages are badly designed, and we made a short
report reviewing the web page.
• The assignment WA 3 taught us how to find
information and document it in a memo.
• Learning how to design documents, presentations and
websites is very important.
• Significant for the modern business world.
10. Overview cont.
• Knowing how to write reports is also very important.
• This learning will become very useful in the future for
business majors.
• I will use this learning to further educate myself about
business writing for my future in the business environment.
• My Goals are to perfect business writing so my future
experiences are easily completed because of my knowledge
of business writing.
