BUS 130

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Which paragraph or paragraphs use the direct approach?

A

Last week you went online and found that the following people were asking for money: 1. The developers of a "fidget cube", a desk toy that contains multiple moving parts. 2. The Inclusive Arts Vibe Dance Company, who wants to produce a dance performance called "Chickens and Cheese Pizza". 3. The developers of a "smart microgarden" that allows people to grow plants indoors, year-round, and soil-free.

Crowdfunding

What are the supporting sentences in Paragraph C?

Everyone in senior-level positions has worked his or her way up the corporate ladder and has contributed greatly to the company's success. This team has increased our profits by 6 percent, expanded office space, hired additional IT support, and strengthened our IT infrastructure. These are just a few of this leadership team's many accomplishments.

The market analyst of a chain megastore bakery called More Dough asks you to find out why people are choosing to go to smaller bakeries rather than their megastore in the same area. She asks you to visit the smaller bakeries and observe the consumers and owners. After you observe and gather data, you are to bring your findings to a group of researchers who will establish controlled variables and conduct a series of experiments.

Formal research

You know very little about the migratory habits of the flamingo, but you are told to give an extensive report about them to a panel of ornithologists. In order to prepare, you spend three days in the library reviewing magazines and journal articles, searching academic databases, and identifying primary sources.

Formal research

Eager to make it to the airport on time, my alarm was set for 6:15 a.m.

dangling modifier

A group of eight marketing agents is asked to design the next feature on a smartphone because an existing feature is outdated. The group begins the brainstorming session at 9 a.m. by reviewing the agenda. The agenda states that the brainstorming session will last until 5 p.m. There is only one scheduled break at noon for lunch.

establish short brainstorming sessions

My tasks this week are to confirm hotel reservations, finalize the presentation slides, and rehearsing the presentation.

lack of parallelism

Which paragraph or paragraphs use the pivoting approach?

B

Which paragraph or paragraphs use the indirect approach?

C

Your report scores are due to Musashi, senior project manager, by 2 p.m. on Friday. These reports don't require a lot of time and were impeccably written last year. I know you will do a great job.

Direct

What is the main idea of Paragraph A?

Last week, three Xcite executives closed a lucrative merger deal with Editionplus.

You have been asked to organize the sixth annual corporate bowling party and send out the e-mail invitation to your coworkers.

Look at past flyers for this event, ask coworkers what kind of food they would like to have at the party, and ask which bowling alley they prefer.

What is the limiting sentence in Paragraph B?

Many Xcite employees are concerned that the new site will not have the same relaxed corporate environment as the current site.

You have been asked to organize the items on the scratch list into an outline for your supervisor. You have completed the outline when your supervisor sends you a quick e-mail with the additional scratch list that follows. Your supervisor wants you to include the items on the new scratch list that fit into your existing outline. Which subpoints should you include in your outline?

Sparkling water, evening wine tasting, four-star hotel restaurant

You work in Madison, Wisconsin. It is January and the area has been hit with bad weather. Another weather front is expected to arrive this afternoon and dump another foot of snow. Your branch manager decides to close the office early today. He asks you to send an e-mail to all the staff informing them of his decision.

The office will close at noon today because of the snowstorm.

You work for a printing company, and you realize that your colleague sent incorrect price quotes to a client. You begin to write an e-mail to the client to apologize for the mistake. You want to remedy the situation without criticizing your colleague. The following sentence is an excerpt from your e-mail: "Incorrect information was included in the initial document we sent you."

The sentence excerpted from the e-mail uses passive voice. Given the purpose of your message, this voice is appropriate.

While working for an international development agency, you must create a presentation about primary and secondary education in the Middle East.

Using electronic databases, find statistics gathered by the United Nations that show the dropout rates of students by gender and age. Request that certain reports be sent to you so you can examine the data yourself.

Before you begin to compose a message, you should conduct research to collect the necessary information. To avoid frustration and inaccurate messages, be sure to consider the receiver's position. Which questions should you ask yourself before determining what and how to research? Check all that apply. Is it really important to be writing to this person, or should I call him or her? What strategies should I use when looking up information in the library database? What does the receiver need to know about this topic? Can I access information electronically to speed up the research process?

What does the receiver need to know about this topic?

Before you begin to compose a message, you should conduct research to collect the necessary information. To avoid frustration and inaccurate messages, be sure to consider the receiver's position. Which questions should you ask yourself before determining what and how to research? Check all that apply. What does the receiver need to know about this topic? Should I use formal headings? Will the receiver like the template I plan to use? What is the receiver to do after reading the message?

What does the receiver need to know about this topic? What is the receiver to do after reading the message?


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