Three-Step Writing 
                      Three-Step Writing 
                                               Process
                                               Process
           • Planning
           • Writing
           • Completing
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                              Finalizing Formal
                              Finalizing Formal
                   Reports and Proposals
                   Reports and Proposals
           • Revising
           • Producing
           • Proofreading
           • Distributing 
           © Prentice Hall, 2008              Business Communication Today, 9e                        Chapter 15 - 3
                             Revising Reports 
                             Revising Reports 
                                    and Proposals
                                    and Proposals
           • Style and tone
           • Organization
           • Readability
           • Content
           © Prentice Hall, 2008              Business Communication Today, 9e                        Chapter 15 - 4
                                          Producing 
                                           Producing 
                   Reports and Proposals
                   Reports and Proposals
           • Design elements
           • Report-writing teams
           • Computer resources
           • Audience expectations
           © Prentice Hall, 2008              Business Communication Today, 9e                        Chapter 15 - 5
                                      Components 
                                      Components 
                            of Formal Reports
                            of Formal Reports
           • Prefatory parts
           • Text of the report
           • Supplementary parts
           © Prentice Hall, 2008              Business Communication Today, 9e                        Chapter 15 - 6