Ch 4 Communicating in Written Form

Your reading rate is your ability to understand what you have read.

• True

• False

Your vocabulary is words you know and understand how to use.

• True

• False

A concise message states what you want to communicate in a wordy and indirect manner.

• True

• False

Tables are often used in reports to summarize data or make comparisons.

• True

• False

Bar graphs are used to show the relationship of a part to the whole.

• True

• False

A footer is located at the top of pages in a report.

• True

• False

To prepare good news or neutral messages, use a direct approach.

• True

• False

The audience for your writing should have little influence on how formal your writing style will be.

• True

• False

Putting aside anything else on your mind when you read is

• Focusing on your reading

• Identifying the purpose for reading

• Scanning

• Summarizing

A well-written business message

• is expected to contain only one or two errors

• is clear, concise, courteous, complete, and correct

• should not contain polite expressions such as please and thank you