- follow an appropriate OABC pattern
- opening
- for most messages, give the key point first
- for bad news or difficult persuasion, use a neutral opening and give the key point later
- agenda
- give a preview to the body
- use an appropriate agenda -- qualify, identify, organize, symbolize
- body
- maintain 5C information standards -- clear, complete correct, considerate and convincing
- maintain CLOUD paragraph standards
- closing
- summarize the key point(s) of the message
- draw appropriate conclusions
- provide appropriate recommendations
- bad news messages
- mention the topic, but not the bad news
- omit the agenda ( or give a general agenda)
- explain your reasoning
- give the bad news in a positive way
- if possible, give other good options
- CLOUD
- coherence
- make sure sentences flow logically from one to another
- us "cohesion" words to achieve logical flow of ideas
- length
- avoid paragraphs that are so long that they look difficult to read
- divide paragraphs at logical breaking points
- organization
- generally flow a direct approach for paragraphs
- begin with a topic sentence, which serves as an agenda for the paragraph
- unity
- make sure all sentences relate to the topic sentence
- for unrelated content, create another paragraph
- development
- include all information needed to support topic sentence
- avoid including too much or too little information
- clarify informative text
- explain
- the new plan has tree main parts
- describe
- discuss
- compare
- analyze
- evaluate
- illustrate
- apply effective persuasion strategies
- frame the issue strategically
- state your proposed solution
- support your argument
- resolve concerns
- request audience action
FAST FOOD FOR A FAST LIFE Tatiana Jimenez Kenny Arriaga Aaron Rodriguez California State University, Los Angeles Author Note First paragraph: Complete departmental and institutional affiliation Second paragraph: Changes in affiliation (if any) Third paragraph: Acknowledgments, funding sources, special circumstances Fourth paragraph: Contact information (mailing address and e-mail) Abstract (Summary) This article focuses on the benefits of eating fast food and the reasons why it should be consumed more often. We begin by defining fast food to give a clear understanding of the options of that can be ingested. After defining fast food, we will provide a brief history on the growth of fast food franchises to make sense of the transformation in our current lifestyle to eat meals from fast food chains instead of a home cooked meal. Following the growth of fast food chains we will focus in the food consumption choices people make in the U.S. in order to challenge th...
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