RESEARCH, ORGANIZE,
COMPOSE
Summary
One cannot simply start a project without giving it
sufficient thought. That is why it’s important to plan
ahead to ensure an efficient research and a logical
flow. The three main activities of the writing process
includes researching, organizing and composing
10 Key Points
1.
Define your topic
2.
Brainstorm
3.
Organize your ideas in
5.
6.
7.
patterns
4.
Use various media
8.
9.
5.
Keep a research log
Paraphrase information
you've found
Narrow or broaden your
topic
Write an outline and/or
concept map
Begin your first draft
Revise, spell-check, and
proofread
Research
Research is necessary before
beginning to write because
the information you collect
helps shape the message.
Research

To search effectively, you should ask the following
questions:
 What
is your topic?
 What
are the key concepts in your question?
 Are
there other ways in which you can express
these key concepts?
Research

Formal Research: Internet, libraries, focus groups
and scientific experiments

Informal Research: Routine messages, informal
surveys, interview your target audience

If using the internet, search on different days and
use multiple search engines
Organize
To prepare a complex
report one must organize
their thoughts or ideas in
an outline
Organize

Tips for Making Outlines
 Define
main topic
 Divide
main topic into major categories
 Break
the categories into subpoints
 Make
each component exclusive
Organize

Organizing ideas into Patterns

Business messages typically follow either:
 Direct
pattern (main idea first)
 Indirect
pattern (main idea following explanation and
evidence)
Compose
To start composing, make a
rough draft and write down
anything that is pertinent to
your subject.
Compose

Review your paragraphs and make sure that you create
effective and short sentences.
Sentence Length
Comprehension Rate
8 words
100%
15 words
90%
19 words
80%
28 words
50%
Compose

Emphasizing ideas

use vivid words

label the main idea

idea in first or last sentence

simple sentence

idea in the subject
Compose

Have a dictionary and thesaurus handy

Proofread your writing to make sure that there is a
flow to it


Offer counterarguments
Your conclusion should not introduce new ideas.