Questions from Business Communication

Q: For the past 20 years, Professor Clark Kupenheimer has required that

For the past 20 years, Professor Clark Kupenheimer has required that his students include five visuals in the long, formal report he assigns. Evaluate this requirement.

Q: Discuss the techniques that may be used to show quantitative differences between

Discuss the techniques that may be used to show quantitative differences between areas on a statistical map.

Q: Give examples of data that are suited for presentation in three dimensions

Give examples of data that are suited for presentation in three dimensions.

Q: How will technology continue to affect business writing?

How will technology continue to affect business writing?

Q: Because it was easier to do, a report writer prepared each

Because it was easier to do, a report writer prepared each of the visuals on a full page. Some of these visuals were extremely complex; some were very simple. Comment on this practice.

Q: You work for a mail-order business, and you’re writing

You work for a mail-order business, and you’re writing to tell the customer that the item he wants is not only out of stock but also discontinued. How might you use the three ways of de-emphasizing ne...

Q: Imagine that a customer has written to complain about the lack of

Imagine that a customer has written to complain about the lack of attention that she received when visiting a paint store. The manager’s responding letter explains why the sales staff was so busy, off...

Q: What are three ways that the format for a business letter differs

What are three ways that the format for a business letter differs from the format for a business memo?

Q: What information goes in the header for page 2 and subsequent pages

What information goes in the header for page 2 and subsequent pages in memo and letter reports?

Q: “I have placed every visual near the place I write about

“I have placed every visual near the place I write about it. The reader can see the visual without any additional help from me. It just doesn’t make sense to direct the reader’s attention to the visua...