Questions from Business Communication


Q: Given what you’ve learned about progress reports, suggest a general structure

Given what you’ve learned about progress reports, suggest a general structure for these reports. What might go into the beginning? What might the middle parts be? What would the conclusion do?

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Q: How might an internal problem-solving report that has been assigned

How might an internal problem-solving report that has been assigned differ from one on the same subject that an employee generated on his or her own?

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Q: Discuss the pros and cons of including a list of absentees in

Discuss the pros and cons of including a list of absentees in meeting minutes.

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Q: Give examples of long-report problems whose introduction could require historical

Give examples of long-report problems whose introduction could require historical background or a discussion of the report’s limitations.

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Q: Give examples of report problems that would require, respectively,

Give examples of report problems that would require, respectively, (a) an ending summary, (b) a conclusion or conclusions section, and (c) a recommendation or recommendations section

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Q: Which of the prefatory pages of reports appear to be related primarily

Which of the prefatory pages of reports appear to be related primarily to the length of the report? Which to the need for formality?

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Q: Describe the role and content of a transmittal message.

Describe the role and content of a transmittal message.

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Q: Explain how to write the executive summary of a report.

Explain how to write the executive summary of a report.

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Q: How might people’s definition of “professional behavior” depend on which

How might people’s definition of “professional behavior” depend on which industry or type of company they’re in?

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Q: Why does the executive summary include key facts and figures in addition

Why does the executive summary include key facts and figures in addition to the analyses and conclusions drawn from them?

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