Exam 17: Proposals

When the proposal has limitations, you should say so.

Besides requesting a call to action, a proposal must

Informal proposals have the same format as formal reports.

The three categories of proposals are ________________, ___________, and _____________.

Including both indirectly and directly relevant information is important to ensuring a complete proposal..

Informative abstracts are appropriate for reports but not proposals.

Formal proposals should be presented only in email or memo format.

Which of the following components may be included in a formal proposal?

Identify possible limitations to your proposed solution

Avoid all of the following in a proposal except

Proposals have one purpose: to convince your audience to agree to your plan.

Planning proposals

In some situations, using email for an informal proposal may be appropriate.

Proposals differ from reports in that proposals

An indirect approach is preferable to a direct approach when writing proposals.

Acknowledging contributors to your proposal is not necessary.

________proposals are written in response to a request from a manager or customer, whereas ____________________without having been requested.

Your proposal should address any objections to your plan that the audience might have.

_________includes the table of contents and title page while ________includes appendices and the references list.

A proposal to the city council for a contract to design and develop a new downtown community entertainment complex would be classified as