Exam 13: Completing Business Proposals and Business Reports

Which of the following raises the credibility of a report?

Which of the following is true of documenting secondary research sources?

Achieving a positive, can-do tone in your communications is appropriate in nearly all business situations.

Why should the important contents of a report be summarized?

What role do headings and preview statements play in a report?

What advice does Rich Harill give young professionals about report writing?

The key features to strive for in all reports: value to decision makers, precision, documentation, easy navigation, and _____.

Reports should be reviewed over several sittings and several days if possible, since you are unlikely to catch all of the changes you would ideally make in just one sitting.

You should project objectivity more than positivity in business reports.

Which of the following is most likely to be true of paraphrasing?

How does Rich Harill facilitate effective team writing on reports?

Which of the following is most likely to be true about using too many bullet points in a report?

_____ involves using your own words to express the meaning of the original speaker or writer.

A(n) _____ that contains all your research sources should be provided at the end of the report.

Why should reports be reviewed?

What does the table of contents in a report contain?

Which of the following reports is most likely to include a section on accomplishments?

If your report is not the result of a collaborative effort, then you should review it yourself rather than getting it reviewed by others.

Nearly all reports contain _____ to help readers quickly navigate.

In most situations, you should use direct quotations rather than paraphrase.