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Why should most messages be “frontloaded”? Name three business messages that should be frontloaded and three that should not be frontloaded.
Name three ways to emphasize important ideas in sentences. When should business writers use active-voice sentences? Passive voice sentences?
Describe how you will interact with the vendor in managing these two risks: How will you monitor the engineer's availability risk?
Describe three kinds of sentences used to develop ideas in paragraphs. Describe three paragraph plans. Identify the uses for each.
Among the benefits for emphasizing evidence-based outcomes in health care is that they are measurable and can contribute to making more rational decisions
In what ways do you imagine that writing on the job differs from the writing you do in your academic studies? Consider process as well as product.
Discuss the ethics of the indirect pattern of organization. Is it manipulative to delay the presentation of the main idea in a message?
Collaborative Brainstorming Brain storming can be a productive method for generating problem solving ideas.
Web Casandra M., your supervisor at Gap Inc., has been asked to lead a brainstorming group in an effort to generate new ideas for the company’s product line.
Investigating Gifts, Gratuities, and Entertainment Limits You are one of a group of interns at a large company.
Diversity Role-Playing: Hey, We’re All Clones! Reebok International, the athletic footwear and apparel company, swelled from a $12-million-a-year.
Consultants Management thought it was doing the right thing in diversifying its staff. But now signs of friction are appearing.
Could You Become a Victim to Cross-Border Fraud? Exciting advancements in trade and technology have given consumers unprecedented access to new products.
In what ways is business writing different from academic writing? Describe the components in each stage of the 3-x-3 writing process.
Your manager has been a wonderful mentor. He's taught you an amazing amount of stuff both financial and business in general.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of team-written documents? List five factors to consider when selecting a communication channel.
What is bias-free language? Give original examples. Name replacements for the following gender-biased terms: waitress, stewardess, foreman.
For the last time, I’m warning all staff members that they must use virus protection software—or else!
What’s wrong with using words such as commence, mandate, and interrogate? Under copyright law, what does fair use mean?
Business communicators are encouraged to profile or visualize the audience for their messages.
If adapting your tone to the receiving audience and developing audience benefits are so important, why do we see so much writing.
Ethical Issue: Peter Whitney, an employee at Wells Fargo, launched an Internet blog to chat about his life, his friends, and his job.
Suggest the best communication channels for the following messages. Assume that all channels shown are available.
A cover letter for a job that you saw advertised in a local newspaper. You are confident that your qualifications match the job description.
Why are domestic companies such as Wal-Mart expanding into overseas markets, and what developments have made such globalization possible?