Situation:
Business documents can be used for a variety of reasons and fall into three basic categories. If you are in a situation where you need to offer data, facts, feedback, and other types of information, you would use Informational reports. If you need to offer information, analysis, and recommendations, analytical reports are your best bet. When you need to present persuasive recommendations to internal or external audiences, proposals are the way to go.
Question:
Reflect on any business documents that you have written in the past. What type of document was is and what were the components that you included? If you have never written a business document, discuss the components that you feel are most critical for use in a specific type of document and explain why.