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Brian Welch needs to ensure that the collaborative document that he and his team created is revised. During the process of revising the document, he notices that though the document does not meet the conventions of business meeting, it has a good writing style and is just how he would like it to be. Where does Welch go wrong in the revision process? What other steps should be taken to ensure that the document is efficiently revised?
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