POINTS to Consider in Business Writing

As with any forms of writing, your business writing will benefit if you follow the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing and publishing) (Daily Writing Tips, n.d.). 

Before starting to write, it is important to make a plan and outline the ideas after. Then, after organizing the ideas it is essential to recheck it before sending it out. There are few essential things to remember in business writing: 

↪Firstly, the information you have to include in the document must be organized well. Ideas should not be cluttered and should be presented in a logical manner. A business writing should be written in a clear way that is understandable by the readers. 

↪Secondly, proper punctuation, spelling and grammar are important in writing business documents. 

Written punctuation indicates stops, pauses and new beginnings. It keeps points distinct from one another. It creates clarity. It alerts the reader to when one sentence starts and finishes or whether we're asking a question or making a statement (Wikiversity, n.d.).

 Proper spelling and grammar is the soul of a business document after its format and structure. It can be rated as not satisfying if the message conveyed had critical grammar mistakes which is not acceptable in the business world. 

↪ Third in the list is to avoid using slang or jargon.

•  Undefined terms: mashup, corbel, nolo contendere, escheat, motocross.
•  Words with special meanings: intervention, migration, vertical, talent, dashboard. Abbreviations (including acronyms) without definitions or spelled-out versions: CRM, OD, EOM, OFA, ERISA, JCAHO.
•  Big, often vague words: methodologies, solo practitioners, anomalistic, multivariate. Symbols without explanations (Gaertner-Johnston, 2017).

It is never allowed to use jargon in business writing. It should always be formally communicated with proper use of language or words. 

↪ Fourth is the format or structure of a written communication. In my previous blog, I included some examples of how a memo and e-mail is structured. In business reports, the format should be consistent and the sentence structure used varies by document.  

↪Fifth, it is important to keep in mind that business documents needs to be checked for revisions. It might have some parts missed or some mistakes while writing. 

References:

Business Writing 101. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dailywritingtips.com/business-writing-101/

Business writing skills. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Business_writing_skills

Gaertner-Johnston, L. (2017, June 28). Business Writing [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2016/02/take-control-of-your-jargon-.html