Unit 3 - Challange 3.3: Revising and Delivering Your Message.

The team supervisor gathered data for a presentation from his team members. He organized the data into a three-page report. While reviewing, he realized that the tone of the report shifted between formal and informal.

Which aspect of the report should the team supervisor review and rectify?

The style of the report

The following is an email from a team lead commending the hard work of a fellow employee:"Harris, you are a pro! Considering the hard work you put into your projects, I am sure the sky is the limit for you! You go, dude!"

Identify the appropriate stylistic change to this message.

Replace slang with more professional language.

A manager who has concerns about his employee's work sends the following email:"I am not disappointed with your work, I am not happy with your work, either."

Keeping in mind the importance of formatting, spelling, punctuation, and grammar, identify the error in the given statement and the method to fix the error without changing the intended meaning.

The statement contains a comma splice, which can be rectified by adding a conjunction after the first independent clause.

Mathilda is putting together a proposal for a new investment strategy for her financial services firm. The proposal includes a lot of complex data sets and statistical summaries.

Keeping in mind the elements of evaluation, what should Mathilda do to maximize the effectiveness of her proposal?

Mathilda should include a variety of carefully prepared visual aids to complement the verbal explanations of the data.

A company that has just declared bankruptcy is sending out an email to the company's customer base to let them know that the company will no longer be available to provide services. The CEO has decided to use a colorful PowerPoint presentation with lively designs and animations so that the recipients are not too disappointed by the news.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the CEO's communication strategy.

It is likely to be ineffective because, it uses inappropriate nonverbal techniques (colors, designs and animations) to convey news that is sensitive.