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Chapter 6

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Crafting Messages for Electronic Media

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Key Writing Concepts

• Organization• Active/passive language• “You” orientation • Reader benefit, alternative• Respectful tone• Formatting• Spelling, grammar, punctuation, content• Design & readability• Closing with goodwill

Learning Objectives1. Using electronic media in business

2. Using networking, UGC, and Q&A sites

3. Creating effective e-mail messages

4. Creating effective IM and text messages

5. Creating business blogs and microblogs

6. Creating effective podcasts

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Using Electronic Media for Business

Communication

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Brief Message Media

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Social Networking

E-Mail Messages

CommunityParticipation

Instant Messaging

Brief Message Media

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TextMessaging

Podcasting

Blogs and Microblogs

Online Video

Printed Documents

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Make a Formal Impression

Stand Out From E-Messages

Printed Documents

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Follow LegalRequirements

Offer Securityand Permanence

Human Side of Electronic Communication

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Conflict

Emotions

Security

Privacy

Compositional Modes for Electronic Media

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Conversations

Orientations

Critiques andComments

Summaries

Compositional Modes for Electronic Media

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ReferenceMaterials

Teasers

Narratives

Updates andAnnouncements

Communicating on Networking, UGC, and Community Q&A Sites

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Business Use of Social Networks

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•Market Intelligence

•Recruiting and Connecting

•Marketing Communication

•Brand Communities

•Location-Based Networks

Community Building

PromotionalEfforts

ConsistentPersonality

CompositionalMode

Existing Conversations

Online Presence

Business Communication

Strategies

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Compelling Easy-to-Use

User-Generated Content

Community Q&A Sites

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•Customers

•Public Access

•Members Only

Creating Effective E-Mail Messages

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Workplace E-Mail

•Universality

•Message Length

•Flexibility

•Legal Issues

•E-Mail Hygiene

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Planning E-Mail

Purpose

Audience

Protocol

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Writing E-Mail

SUBJECT LINES

OPENING WORDS

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Completing E-Mail

•Revising

•Proofreading

•Producing

•Distributing

Creating Effective Instant Messages and Text

Messages

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Business IM Benefits

Rapid Response Reduced Costs

ConversationalWide

Availability

Rapid Response

Reduced Costs

ConversationAspects

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Business IM Concerns

•Security Issues

•User Authentication

•Logging Messages

•Incompatibility

•Spim Messages

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Three-Step Process PLANNING

WRITING

COMPLETING

IM in the Workplace

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Courtesy

Work Focus

Security Concerns

Personal Messages

Impromptu Meetings

Complex Messages

Multiple Discussions

Security Guidelines

Creating Effective Business Blogs

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Effective Blogs•Personal Style

•Authentic Voice

•Timely Information

•Interesting Topics

•Audience Participation

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•Project Management•Team Communication•Company News•Customer Support•Recruiting

Blogs in Business

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•Public Relations•Media Relations•Policies and Issues•Crisis Communication•Marketing Research

Blogs in Business

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•Brainstorming•Engaging Employees•Viral Marketing•Traditional Media•Community Building

Blogs in Business

Planning Blogs

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Audience

Purpose

Scope

Writing Blogs

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Content

Style

Information

Completing Blogs

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Evaluating

Proofreading

Posting

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Microblogging

Social Aspects

Business Uses

Creating Effective Podcasts

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Business Podcasts

Rapid Response Reduced Costs

ConversationalVirtual Tours

AudioVideo

TrainingSessions

ProductBrochures

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Three-Step Process

Planning

Writing

Completing

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Required Resources

RECORDING DISTRIBUTING

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Crafting Messages for Electronic Media

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