Berry Writing Group

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Meet Stan Berry

Collect Your Writing Samples

Navigating the course

Chapter 1

Overview: Keep A Business Perspective

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Chapter 1: Keep a Business Perspective

Define the Essence or Nature of Business Writing

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Definition of Business Writing

The Three Marks of Readability

Identify the Three Parts of Writing to Get Things Done®

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The Structure for Effective Business Writing

Identify the Difference Between Readers and Writiers

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The Reader’s vs Writer’s Perspective

Revise Your Writing Samples

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Chapter 1:Revise Your Writing Samples

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Chapter 2

Overview: Clarify Your Thoughts

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Overview: Clarify Your Thoughts Before Writing

Separate the Reader’s Needs from the Writer’s Needs

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The Reader’s Needs

Let’s Look at Deadlines

The Writer’s Profile

Understand the Problems the Rambling Ralph Writing Process Creates

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The Rambling Ralph Process

Rambling Ralph Creates Problems for…

Looks Like You Have New Mail

Check Your Own Writing

Separate the Thinking process from the Reporting Process

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Boss: Just Send Me an Email

Thinking vs Reporting Process

Plan Content Around What You Want to Get Done

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The Three-Stage Process for WGTD

Writing the Draft

Revising Your Draft

Rewrite of Rambling Ralph’s First Email

Revise Your Writing Samples

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Revise Your Writing Sample

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Chapter 3

Overview: Use the Three-Paragraph Model

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Use the Three-Paragraph Model

See an Overview of the Three Different Models for WGTD®

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All Business Writing Can Fit Into One of the Following

The Three-Paragraph Model

The Three-Paragraph Model with a List in Paragraph Two

The Heading Model

Learn to Write Each Part of the Three-Paragraph Model

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Paragraph One: State What You Want to Get Done

Eliminate Ineffective Openings

Paragraph Two: Explanation/Background

Rambling Ralph Examples and Rewrites

Paragraph Two Learning Activity

Paragraph 3: Deadline/Timeline

Deadlines Get Things Done

Effective Closings

Learn to Write an Effective Forecasting Subject Line

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How to Begin Writing

Forecasting Subject Lines

Characteristics of Effective Forecasting Subject Lines

Chapter 3: Revising Your Writing Samples

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Revise Your Writing Samples

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Chapter 2 Quiz

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Question 1 of 5

1. Question
Which of these statements describes the Rambling Ralph style?
- The conclusion is in the first paragraph.
- There is a specific deadline.
- Background comes in the first paragraph.
- Key points are organized in a list.
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Question 2 of 5

2. Question
Readers look for answers to three questions. Which of the following is NOT one of the questions?
- What is the deadline?
- What is the writer's Journey of Discovery?
- How does the information affect me? What do I have to do?
- What are the key points?
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Question 3 of 5

3. Question
What do readers want to know first?
- Background of the problem.
- That you care enough not to give a deadline.
- That you are available for further questions.
- How the information affects them.
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Question 4 of 5

4. Question
What does the inverted pyramid principle state?
- A good thinking process is rarely a good writing process.
- Write what you think and the reader will understand what you want.
- The reader wants to go on your Journey of Discovery.
- A good reporting process never begins with the bottom line of the thinking process.
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Question 5 of 5

5. Question
When you’re not yet clear about what you want to get done, what should you do first?
- Begin writing the draft until you have clarified your thoughts.
- Brainstorm, make a list, and sort it.
- Write down your journey of discovery and email it.
- Write, rewrite, then rewrite again.
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