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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
Style and Tone Exercises
complete the following exercises in your Coursework Portfolio.
A. Revise the following statements to make them more positive.
1. If you fail the examination, you will not qualify for entrance to the college.
2. We cannot process your application because your did not provide your social insurance number.
3. Construction cannot begin until all the building plans have been approved.
B. Improve the tone/purpose of the following sentences by changing the point of view. Do NOT change them to passive.
1. I am holding a meeting for everyone in the accounting department on Friday.
2. You ask us for too many progress reports.
3. I am requesting that all new employees read the shop manual before they use any of the equipment.
C. Revise the following sentences so they are more inclusive.
1. A salesman will have to use all his skills to sell those condos.
2. Every employee is entitled to see his personnel file.
D. Use passive to improve the tone of the statements.
1. Andrew made an error in the report.
2. We cannot ship your order until June 10.
3. All employees must lock their cabinets before they leave for work.
4. People made this sweater in England.
E. Revise these sentences so they are more courteous (polite)
1. Send me the data right away.
2. I want you to come to the meeting on Friday.
3. Don't forget the meeting on Friday.
F. Use a bulleted list to help readers remember main points:
1.    In order to use the Magic Slicer properly, you need to adjust the cutting cartridge according the vegetable you are cutting, hold the Magic Slicer at a 45 degree angle, slice the vegetables in only one direction, and apply only enough pressure to glide the vegetable through the chamber.
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