Create a list, fragmentary notes, or a draft.
Create a list, fragmentary notes, or a draft.
Gather the information you will need
Gather the information you will need
If you know the document well, try reading it from back to front to catch typos.
If you know the document well, try reading it from back to front to catch typos.
Ensure the document is grammatically correct.
Ensure the document is grammatically correct.
Ensure the proper spelling and punctuation is used.
Ensure the proper spelling and punctuation is used.
Proofreading
Proofreading
Writing
Writing
Planning
Planning
Revising
Revising
You do not have to do these steps in order and do not have to finish one to start another.
You do not have to do these steps in order and do not have to finish one to start another.
Add, delete, substitute, or rearrange. Sometimes entire chunks are removed for the document to flow better.
Add, delete, substitute, or rearrange. Sometimes entire chunks are removed for the document to flow better.
Measuring your goals and the requirements of the situation and audience
Measuring your goals and the requirements of the situation and audience
Verify and figures or sources mentioned are correct and true.
Verify and figures or sources mentioned are correct and true.
Ensure the document is free of typographical errors
Ensure the document is free of typographical errors
Break big jobs into small chunks.
Break big jobs into small chunks.
Put words on paper or the computer screen
Put words on paper or the computer screen
Get feedback from someone else. A new perspective never hurts.
Get feedback from someone else. A new perspective never hurts.
Analyze the problem and define the purpose
Analyze the problem and define the purpose
Brainstorm, Freewrite, Cluster, and talk to your audience.
Brainstorm, Freewrite, Cluster, and talk to your audience.
Editing
Editing
Steps in Business Writing
