Exam 11: Writing and Completing Reports and Proposals

Using ________ is a great way for teams and other groups to collaborate on writing projects, from brief articles to long reports and reference works. This method of collaboration does not require much technical expertise and provides the opportunity to post new or revised material without prior approval.

If readers suspect that your information is shaky, they'll start to view all your work with skepticism. This suspicion and the resultant lack of credibility is most likely because your report is ________.

In unsolicited proposals, convincing readers that a problem or an opportunity exists can be considered the ________.

Every business report that Sam creates puts his credibility and career advancement on the line. In his reports, he needs to present all sides of the issue fairly and equitably and include all the essential information, even if some of the information doesn't support his line of reasoning. By doing this he is making sure his content is ________.

In the inverted pyramid style you cover the most important information briefly at first and then gradually reveal successive layers of detail.

Discuss how you should proofread visuals in order to avoid errors and maintain ethical standards.

To help ensure that your content fits the same style as the rest of the wiki, use ________.

Amanpreet has been asked to reduce chartjunk on the company website so that it looks more organized and less cluttered. Amanpreet should ________.

A more formal writing style ________

All business reports require a formal tone due to the nature and purpose of the document.

For website content, you should use the ________ style, in which you cover the most important information briefly at first and then gradually reveal successive layers of detail-letting readers choose to see those additional layers if they want to.

When combined with databases and aerial or satellite photography in ________, maps become extremely powerful visual reporting tools.

Natalia has been asked to create a few tables for the forthcoming team performance report that will be distributed online on the company's intranet. She knows tables are ideal when the audience needs information that would be either difficult or tedious to handle in the main text of a report. While creating tables for the online environment, she should make sure that ________.

________ is popular for personal photos, but many companies use this online photo-sharing service for business communication as well.

Help your readers understand the significance of visuals by referring to them after readers encounter them in the document or onscreen.

Toon Interactive (TI) has received a solicited formal proposal to their RFP from Data View Systems (DVS). After reviewing the proposal, TI decides to adopt the recommendations from the proposal without hiring Data View Systems. What are the ethical implications of this scenario? Explain your answer.

Using Adobe Acrobat or similar products, you can quickly convert reports and proposals to ________.

A person's ability to communicate effectively in the workplace is often tested when creating a written report. Julie knows that the first key to effective report writing is accuracy. What are the other four major considerations to include in her report content?

Communicating with people in other cultures often calls for more formality in reports, both to respect cultural preferences and ________.

The documents that contain the review of reader benefits and review the merits of your approach contain the same information.