1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION By: Betty Long Elia Martinez Alexander Frost

2. WHAT IS IT Written Communication is defined as the most common form of business communication. It is essential for small business owners and managers to develop effective written communication skills and to encourage the same in all employees.

3. KEY POINTS TO SEE Why do we write in Business Who writes in a Business What type of Documents do they write How would a typically Business Document be How it differs from academic writings How they typical business writer go about writing

4. WHY DO WE WRITE IN BUSINESS Its inexpensive one of the faster methods, to the point, documentation and legal evidence. Used to communicate internally and externally to be informative of updates, changes, events, and or actions with the business.

5. WHO WRITES IN A BUSINESS The amount of writing a business professional does depends on the job and employee position. The tone of the document, size, and type of business can affect who will do the writing. Larger companies tend to use public relation firms, and secretaries. Small businesses normally have the owner and or management do the writing.

6. WHAT TYPE OF DOCUMENTS DO THEY WRITE Memos Letters Employee Manuals Emails Reports Written agreements

7. HOW WOULD TYPICAL BUSINESS DOCUMENTS BE Typical business documents are organized in a way that is easy for the reader to understand. They are normally are no shorter than two pages in length but vary depending on the document. Business documents are easy to read to avoid misunderstandings.

8. HOW IT DIFFERS FROM ACADEMIC WRITINGS Business documents are shorter and more informative then most writings. The business document is used to communicate the intentions of the company which makes it differ from other forms of writing. Academic focuses on essay, research papers, and forms of creative writing. The form of documents that are used in academic writings compared to business documents.

9. HOW DOES THE TYPICAL BUSINESS WRITER GO ABOUT WRITING They have their purpose for the document and they should have sufficient knowledge and information for it. Their writings is short and concise for the reader. Have proficient skills in grammar and writing to insure professionalism.

10. WORK CITED Allred, Hilda, and Joseph Clark. "Written Communication Problems and Priorities." Vol 15, no. 2 (1978): 5. Gilsdorf, Jeanette. "nothing." Written Corpate Communication Policy (2009): 11. Slcc Library. Web. 25 Sept. 2014. Jones, Christopher. "Written and Computer-Mediated Account Communication Skills: An Employer Perspective." 74 (2011): 26. Accessed September 30, 2014. Slcc Library. Mascle, Deanna. "Written Communication Skills." (2011): 10. Slcc LIbary. Web. 20 Sept. 2014. Woodcock, Barry. "Chartistic Oral and Written Business Communication Problems of Selected Managerial Trainees." 1978, 4. Accessed September 19, 2014.