Effective Writing 10th Edition by Claire May,Gordon May

Exercise 7

Write a sentence outline for one of the following topics. Assume the outline is for a report that you are preparing for your client, Eleanor Johnson. Eleanor is the owner/manager of a small jewelry store with 10 employees. She is astute about business matters, but she has little training in accounting.
Include in your outline a sentence stating the main idea or purpose of the report. Divide your subject into logical subtopics, stating in a sentence the main idea of each division. Finally, show the transitional devices you would use to tie the report together. (For a model outline, see page 50 of this chapter.)
Topics:
1. How to reconcile a bank statement.
2. Internal control for cash in Eleanor Johnson's store.
3. Possible causes for low inventory turnover in the store's china department. (Invent some possible causes for this hypothetical situation.)