FORUM DISCUSSION

NAME : MUTIA PUTRI AGUSTIN
ID : 2011010082
CLASS : 2 TI-P3

EXERCISE 1
Answer these questions briefly!
1. The writerΓÇÖs nephew was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
2. A combination of both
3. A. First, I calm myself. I have to stay calm because at first sign of trouble
B. After I am calm, I listen with a sympathetic ear to the problem

Exercise 2:
Choose one of these topics and then write a process paragraph based on the topic you have chosen

How to start your own business.
During the earliest stages of starting a business, the last thing you should concern yourself with is writing lengthy plans or long-winded executive summaries. It's time to kill the traditional business plan in favor of a realistic, practical tool: a one paragraph startup plan.
You might think there's no way to write everything there is to know about your brilliant business idea in one paragraph. Guess what? You're wrong. You probably don't have much to say  because it's likely that you haven't proved a thing yet. A one paragraph startup plan is exactly what it sounds like: Your entire business concept boiled down into an easily digestible format. Unlike traditional business planning that teaches people to brainstorm-write-brainstorm-write-revise-revise-execute, the goal of the one paragraph plan is to have you brainstorm-write-execute-revise-execute.
There are fundamental differences between these two approaches. The traditional route would have you finalize your entire strategy based on a hypothesis without testing or validation. The one-paragraph startup plan is designed to test your hypothesis through daily experimentation. It also serves as a fluid action strategy that grows along with your startup.

My first one paragraph startup plan took me three days to research, brainstorm and write. On the fourth day, I was up and running. Was it the perfect plan? No, but it got me started quickly, and set me on a course to generate revenue immediately.
Here is a five-point guide to help get you started.
1. Answer key questions about your business

To get started, you must have answers to key questions about your business and its prospective customers. Answer each of the following questions completely, honestly and in no more than one or two sentences. It is important to be confident that you can substantiate your core beliefs with relevant arguments.

*What product or service does your business provide today?
*How does your business produce or provide the product or service right now?
*How will customers use your product or service as it exists right now?
*How will your business generate immediate revenue?

Here's how I answered the questions for my company, Sizzle It!

*The company produces and edits sizzle reels, which are three-to-five minute promotional videos that combine video, graphics, photos, audio, and messaging for fast-paced, stylized product overviews.
*A team of freelance editors edits together media materials submitted by its clients.
*Customers use to offer their clients overviews of products, services or brands.
*It produces revenue by charging these clients flat fees for editorial services.

2. Write checklists.
This exercise is about field testing your assumptions to learn whether they are true, false or incomplete and turn your paragraph into a functional, action plan you can revise regularly. As you learn lessons from your successes, failures and nonstarters along your journey, you can modify your plan to make it a formula for success.
Break each sentence in your start-up plan into five immediately executable steps statements you can convert into reality. Each step should move your business forward in some way. List each action step chronologically in a checklist format, like a to-do-list or a series of task reminders on your mobile phone or computer. Include applicable deadlines and note any related expenses.

3. Execute your plan.
Once you compose the checklists for each sentence in your draft plan, it's time get to work. Execute each action step as completely as possible. Keep your checklists with you at all times either on a mobile device or paper and jot down notes whenever you learn something new.
*What worked and what didn't?
* What was the result of each action step?
*Was the overall experience positive or negative? Why?

4. Revise your draft plan.
Based on the information gathered while executing your checklists, determine whether your original assumptions in your draft plan are true, false or incomplete. My original idea about how my business would work was incomplete. Not only did I miss an entire client category, I also failed to research the right decision makers.
Sometimes you'll validate your hypothesis. In other cases, you'll see that you were far off base. Whatever the outcome, identify and plug the holes in your false or incomplete statements in your draft plan.

5. Continue to update your plan.
Scrap what failed and improve on minor successes to create home runs. Adjust your plan accordingly, so you can begin transforming each of your flawed assumptions into true and complete statements. Use your findings to create new, more educated insights and craft more in-depth, specific checklists. Repeat this process on a regular basis.
Just because you prove all of your original premises doesn't mean you're done and on your way to easy street. In fact, you're only at the beginning. Always look for ways to improve your checklists. Doing so will keep you on top of your game and allow you to produce a series of well-defined blueprints for every part of your business. Constantly questioning and improving my one-paragraph start-up plan has led me to building a profitable, scalable company poised for strong growth in various new markets.

Name : Welda Syahfira
NPM. : 2011010096

1. The topic sentence in the paragraph is how to calm someone's (nephew) obsession disorder. (sentence 2)

2. The paragraph is a combination of an explanation and a series of instructions, because it contains an explanation of how to do the process and a step-by-step guide.

3. list every step in the process
a. Calm down.
b. Listening to what the problem is (what he wants).
c. Don't interrupt when he's talking (unless asked to).
d. Maintain eye contact.
e. distract him by changing the topic, if that doesn't work give him something to calm him down (candy).

How to write email

1. Know Who You Will Email to. In the To line, fill in the primary recipient's email address. then on the CC line, fill in the email address of the recipient of the copy (this section may be left out if you don't want other people to receive the email) and in the BCC line, as in the CC line, you are not required to fill in this line.
2. Write Email Subject. after you write down the recipient's email address, the next step is to write the Subject / Title of the email you will send. Write the Subject / Title of the email according to the purpose of sending the email.
3. Write the Greetings. as one of the ethics in sending e-mails, it is better if the e-mail you will send begins with a greeting Greetings do not have to be formal, it depends on the recipient of the email. if you have a good relationship with the recipient of the email then you can write an informal greeting such as, ΓÇ£Dear Mba IdaΓÇ¥ or ΓÇ£Good Morning/Afternoon/EveningΓÇ¥.
4. Write down the Goal. A good email always has a clear purpose. When you want to write an email, think for a moment and ask yourself, ΓÇ£Why am I sending this email?ΓÇ¥. If you can't answer this question, you shouldn't be sending an email.
5. Write the Closing Greetings. at the end you can write a closing greeting like, ΓÇ£SincerelyΓÇ¥, ΓÇ£RegardsΓÇ¥, depending on the situation.
6. Attach documents if necessary. Not all email messages need attachments, but if you think you need it, you can attach a document or photo as a complement