DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY: Following Netiquette in an Email Message

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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY

Following Netiquette in an Email Message

This message was written in response to a question emailed to several colleagues by a technical communicator seeking advice on how to write meeting minutes effectively. A response to an email message should adhere to the principles of effective emails and proper netiquette. The questions below ask you to think about these principles (explained in "Writing Emails").

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Question 14.1

1. How effectively has the writer conserved bandwidth?

Question 14.2

2. How effectively has the writer stated her purpose?

Question 14.3

3. How effectively has the writer projected a “you attitude” (explained in Project the “You Attitude”)?

Question 14.4

4. How effectively has the writer made her message easy to read?