For the Written Communication (WC) questions, I just prepared by doing five or six of the WC simulations in the Becker Course Review. I focused on keeping myself to 12-15 minutes per question, so I could leave myself w/ 45 minutes for the WC questions on the exam, and still finish w/o leaving any blank.

As for "buzz words," I definitely recommend that you look over the Becker Review Course for advise on important words to use. Always consider your audience in answering the WC questions. The level of language and tone that you use will largely depend upon who you are inevitably writing to.

Cliffs: Practice WC questions using Becker, Wiley, or any other CPA Review Software. Focus on getting the questions done in 12-15 minutes. Remember audience.

When I took the BEC (didn't pass) but my written communication score was great, the questions were items I knew from previous accounting classes.  One, I thought, was best suited for FAR.  I suggest you write it like you would any paper, intro, argument, and conculsion.  Your answer should be on topic and to the point.  Remember, only two of the three are graded toward your score, but it is 15% of your overall grade.

Brittany