BC Ch4

Question 1

No one has time to plan messages anymore, so when you need to create one it is best to simply dive right in and begin writing.

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true

Question 2

When allocating your time among the three stages of the writing process, you should use about a fourth of the time for planning, half the time for writing, and a quarter of the time for completing.

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true

Question 3

All business messages have both a general purpose and a specific purpose.

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true

Question 4

The three general purposes of business messages are to inform, to persuade, and to collaborate.

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true

Question 5

Once you have established your purpose, it's best to consider whether it is worth pursuing at this time.

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true

Question 6

When analyzing your audience, you should ignore everyone except the key decision makers.

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true

Question 7

As long as your message is clear, the size of your audience should not affect your approach.

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true

Question 8

One effective informal method for learning more about your audience members' information needs is to ask them directly for input.

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true

Question 9

In the planning stage of an important business report, you should never engage in free writing, since doing so will only confuse you.

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true

Question 10

When you get a vague request for information, the best way to handle it is to provide all the information you can and allow the audience members to select what is useful to them.

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true

Question 11

Skilled communicators include only the information that their audience has specifically requested.

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true

Question 12

A helpful way to test the thoroughness of your message is to use the journalistic approach: asking yourself whether you have covered the who, what, where, when, why, and how.

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true

Question 13

Accuracy of information is less important in business communication than in other types of communication–everyone is busy, and mistakes are simply unavoidable.

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true

Question 14

Online reference materials generally require more careful evaluation than other types.

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true

Question 15

Messages can be unethical simply because certain details have not been included.

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true

Question 16

As long as your message is clear and interesting, the medium you choose doesn't really matter.

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true

Question 17

Face-to-face communication is the richest medium.

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true

Question 18

Poorly organized messages are unlikely to be effective, regardless of their content.

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true

Question 19

"Latest Investment Performance" is an example of a message topic, whereas "Poor Investment Performance Continues" is an example of a main idea.

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true

Question 20

The best time to choose between the direct and indirect approach for organizing messages is before you've decided on the main idea.

Answer

true

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