Your Task. Study the following message. In teams or in class discussion, list at least five specific weaknesses. If your instructor
directs, revise to remedy flabby expressions, long lead-ins, there is/
are fillers, trite business expressions, clichés, slang, buried verbs,
lack of parallelism, and general wordiness. Look for ways to improve
readability with bulleted or numbered points.

Which of the following statements about revision is most accurate? (a) you must compose first drafts quickly (sprint writing) and return later for editing. (b) careful writers always revise as they write. (c) revision is required for only long and complex business documents. (d) some business writers prefer to compose first drafts quickly and revise later; others prefer to revise as they go.