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Use Your New Typographic Capabilities Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant You may have learned to type on a mechanical typewriter. At that time, typists emphasized words by capitalizing or underlining them, which was all the capabilities they had. Today’s business writer has nearly all the capabilities of a professional typesetter at his or …

Recommended Headings for Business Reports Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant Meeting reports Group/date/place Chart of follow-up actions and persons responsible by date Those present (those absent*) Agenda items Discussion of each agenda item · Background · Discussion · Action plan Next meeting and proposed agenda What is the meta-message? “We make well-considered and …

Cues and Transitions for the Reader Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant To show addition · and · in addition · besides · furthermore · moreover · what’s more · too · not only … but also · both … and · not so obvious · as well as · another To show time …

Formats for “Bad News” Correspondence Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant Two Formats, Two Results “Bad news” memos and letters are easier to write when you remember the two formulas for organizing the content of such correspondence. Although the formulas appear to be only slightly different, the reader is likely to respond to each …

Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant This is a title: The subtitle qualifies it The title is large type, centered, and may be in all caps or sentence style as above. The introduction to the paper requires no heading because it comes first. The statement of purpose comes early in the introduction and is …

Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant Unless one is a gifted orator, the belief that spoken words are the meat and potatoes of a presentation is mistaken. The presenter who wants the audience to grasp the meaning of her message must strive to create readable, interesting, informative transparencies (slides). In times past, words were …

Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities Consultant Make your writing readable pages visually appealing, well organized, and simple to take in and remember. Even though you write for a captive reader, do not assume that he or she will be fascinated with what you have to say. Use headings and subheadings Help speed recognition of …

Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant · Set a timer for 510 minutes, and write for the entire time. Aim to write anything that is even slightly related to your topic. It’s OK to set down your thoughts and feelings about approaching this writing task. · Ask a colleague to listen while you talk …