Exam 11: Preparing Effective Business Reports and Persuasive Business Proposals

Jennie is sending unsolicited sales proposals to several local vendors regarding her company's marketing services. Jennie's goal in sending these proposals is for these vendors to ________.

If you are writing a ________, then the major headings may be the key recommendations.

Anya's report is 60 pages. She is including an executive summary that is 9 pages long. This is ________.

Which of the following is an example of a grant proposal?

Which of the following would be best to use in a proposal?

An ________ is a separate, stand-alone, mini-report inserted at the beginning of a formal analytical report that completely summarizes the report's main ideas and recommendations.

Which of the following is an external proposal?

You run a branch of a very technologically savvy real estate agency in a large city. The company employs a powerful database to enable realtors to pinpoint the properties that most accurately meet their clients' specifications. Realtors currently consult the database with clients in the office to create a list of desirable properties to view, but you think it would be even more effective and lead to quicker transactions if realtors could access the database while out with clients. After some research, you find that the purchase of iPads for the realtors would make this possible. Writing a proposal to request this from the company owners would be an example of a(n)________.

A cover letter for a grant proposal ________.

Emerson is preparing a memo report recommending that his company use an event planner for an upcoming corporate function. He includes all the pertinent information regarding costs, services provided, and why this choice would better serve the company's needs. -When composing his report, Emerson should ________.

________, or citing your sources, is a key part of all writing in academia and most professional writing.

When writing grant proposals, it is a good idea to identify a funding agency that is a good match with the project you are trying to fund.

Dakota and his team are creating a proposal for their supervisor to recommend that the company's database be redesigned. -Which of the following would be best for Dakota to include in his proposal?

For effective graph design, which of the following should be avoided when possible?

In a formal report, appropriate acknowledgment of sources happens in three ways; you ________ your report.

Jillian's report contains multiple appendices, so she should label the series Appendix I, Appendix II, Appendix III, and so forth.

Simply describing a product or service ________.

Milo wants to build the credibility of his company, AccuCheck, in the sales proposal he is writing to a new client. However, Milo should not include a glowing article about AccuCheck from a trade magazine with his proposal, as doing so would be unethical.

A report can be as short as a two-paragraph email.

A proposal just needs to persuade your audience that your idea is feasible.