Ch 8 Short Report Guidelines

Who should you be anticipating?

• audience

• teacher

• coworkers

• boss

Research for a short report might look like which of the following?

• online searches

• conferring with colleagues

• visiting a site

• performing an experiment

Be ethical. Which of the following is NOT a synonym for ethical?

• biased

• balanced

• honest

• straightforward

Which of the following should you be objective about in your short report?

• locations & descriptions

• costs & sales

• eyewitness accounts

• weather conditions

Organization is key. Which of the following parts should come FIRST in a short report for business?

• purpose

• findings

• conclusion

• recommendations

Writing clearly and concisely includes

• Informative titles / subject lines

• Plain, Internationally understandable English

• Professional Tone

• Essential Information

Design of a short report should center on

• reader

• writer

• squirrels

• color scheme

Your short report could turn into an email, memo, or letter. These are

• formats

• sources

• audiences

• kinds of letterhead

Which of the following the best title for a short report?

• Most Economical Options for Spreadsheet Software

• Software Options

• I need dis

• Yo! We need a purchase order pronto!

Which one of the following elements does NOT contribute to effective design?

• Consistency

• Heading, subheadings & lists

• White space and sensible color

• Changing Fonts every paragraph