Using Key Messages to Explore Rhetoric in Professional Writing

Lisa Shaver

doi:10.1177/1050651910389291

Journal of Business and Technical Communication Apr 2011

Using Key Messages to Explore Rhetoric in Professional Writing

Lisa Shaver Baylor University

Abstract

This article introduces an assignment that uses key messages to introduce students to the different ways that rhetoric is used in professional writing. In particular, this article discusses how analyzing and writing reports about organizational web sites can help students perceive the rhetorical nature of professional communication, gain familiarity with several professional writing genres and writing conventions, become more critical readers, and recognize the relationship between an initial study and a report that communicates the findings from that study.

Journal: Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published: 2011-04-01
DOI: 10.1177/1050651910389291
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Topics: rhetorical criticism genre theory professional writing
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