Exam 11: Writing and Completing Reports and Proposals

Use flowcharts for visual appeal and to show exact appearances.

Generally speaking, in a given amount of time, well-designed visual images can convey much more information than ________.

Robert has created a visually charged report and uploaded it on the company website. His manager has commended his efforts and asked him to include certain details that would help readers "decode" the visual by explaining what various colours, symbols, or other design choices mean. So Robert needs to include a ________.

Readers will prejudge the quality of your products, services, or capabilities by the ________ of the proposal you submit.

While closing a proposal, summarize key selling points and ________.

Which section of a report brings all the action items together in one place?

In a report, discussing factors beyond your control that affect report quality is called ________.

Sherin is responding to a request for proposal with specifications mentioned for technical support requirements. In her response, she ________.

Online content does not require you to take special care to build trust with your audience because of the anonymity of the Internet.

Naomi is preparing a report and needs to present, analyze, and interpret the information she gathered during her investigation of the subject matter. She should include this information in the ________ of her report.

In proposals and reports, the scope is usually described in the body of the document.

Bart is relatively new to wikis and needs to practise his writing and editing skills. He should use the ________.

List and describe at least three of the primary types of visuals that can be used in presentations and the communication tasks they are best suited for.

Timelines and Gantt charts are specialized bar charts.

Adding a ________ dimension to documents promises to make communication challenges much easier.

In business reports, you should minimize your use of similes, metaphors, and particularly colourful adjectives or adverbs.

Informal elements such as ________ tend to translate poorly from one culture to another.

Generally speaking, in a given amount of time, well-designed images can convey much more information than ________.

Katerina is aware that the introduction for a report depends on the nature and length of the report, the circumstances under which she is writing it, and her relationship with the audience. If she is trying to determine what is and what isn't covered in the report, she is ascertaining the ________.

Timothy needs to present some complex concepts to company executives that involve processes and transformations in action. He tried doing this using charts and textual data, but his manager feels another medium would be more effective for his needs. Timothy should use ________.