EDITING CHALLENGE-1
To fine-tune your grammar and mechanics skills in every chapter ou will be editing a message. These are the skills that employers
frequently find lacking in employees. It's during the revision process that you will put these skills to work. That's why we provide a
completed message with errors in proofreading, grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, word use, and number form. Your
Job is to find and correct all errors. This first Editing Challenge focuses on nouns but other writing faults also need revision
You can complete this exercise (a) by correcting errors in your textbook or on a photocopy using proofreading marks from Appendix
A or (b) by downloading the exercise from your premium website at www. cengagebrain. com and correcting at your computer. Tour
instructor may show you a possible solution.
To: Amanda Stapleton
From: Kovin Williams [email protected]>
Subject: Tip for Working From Homo
Cc:
Всс:
Hi, Amanda
Because you will be working from home during the next 6 months, we have some tips
on how to do it officiently while stay in touch with the office.
• Set boundary for your work. Establish a starting and ending time, and when its
quitting time, wrap every thing up and shut down.
• Check your e-mail regularly. Such as 3 times a day. Answer all message promply.
and send copys of relevant messages to the appropriate office staff.
• Transmit all work order to Andrea. She will analyze each weeks activitys and update
all sales assignments and inventorys.
• Provide a ond of week roport. Send a summary of your weeks work to me indicating
the major accounts you serviced.
If your not a big e-mail user got acquainted with it right away and don't be afraid to
use it. Please shoot e-mails to any staff member. When you need clarification on a
project or if you just want to keep us updated.
We will continue to hold once a week staff meeting on Friday's at 10 a. m. in the
morning. Do you think it would be possible for you to attend 1 or 2 of these mooting.
The next one is Friday, May 5th.
I know you will enjoy working at home Amanda. Following these basic guidolino
should help you complete your work, and provide the office with adequate contact
with you.
Kevin Williams
[Full contact information)
Chapter 1: Communicating in the Digital Age Workplace