Deck 8: Formal Reports and Proposals

Question 1

What is the difference between the guidelines for presenting a proposal and the guidelines for presenting a report?

Answer 1

The difference is that, in many cases, you must sell yourself as well as your ideas, especially if you are an outside consultant.

Question 2

When is it acceptable to use coloured paper in a longer report?

Answer 2

use coloured paper in a longer report to separate different sections

Question 3

Explain the three Cs approach.

Answer 3

A more thorough way to explore a topic is to ask questions about three areas:
-Components. How can the subject be divided? How many different ways are there to partition it?
-Change. What are the changed or changing elements of the subject? What are the causes or effects of certain actions? What trends are there?
-Context. What is the larger issue or field into which this subject fits? How have others dealt with the problems associated with the subject?

Question 4

In business report writing, what style should you use to document your sources?

Question 5

A long, research-based report generally gives _________; a problem-solving report makes __________.

Question 6

When submitting an unsolicited proposal to an organization, what do you need to convince your reader of?

Question 7

Name three of the usual divisions when organizing a proposal.

Question 8

What is the benefit of using we when writing as part of a group?

Question 9

A one-sentence introduction may be enough in some cases when introducing the purpose behind a report.

Question 10

Name two examples of what you should do in a summary of a formal report.

Question 11

When building an effective team, you should determine who will take overall charge for schedule and __________.

Question 12

A report that discusses a problem, draws conclusions, and make recommendations is

A) an analytical report.
B) an informational report.
C)
C) always written in indirect order.
D) both b and

Question 13

When is it unnecessary to site a source?

Question 14

What are the two components of the back section of a formal report?

Question 15

What does the "scope" subsection of a report include?

Question 16

What should you do if implementation details are not feasible?

Question 17

How do formal and information reports differ in regards to the title?

Question 18

List the four Rs of planning a formal report.

Question 19

If publishing your report on the internet, what three points should you keep in mind?

Question 20

Which method of finding information is easy to overlook?

Question 21

Conduct some online research and provide two examples of Canadian businesses that publish online reports. Compare the two and discuss which report makes the best use of electronic technology.