Corporate Communication
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Course Introduction
Corporate Communication explores the strategies and practices organizations use to manage internal and external communications effectively. The course examines how businesses build and maintain their reputation, convey key messages, handle crises, and engage with stakeholders such as employees, customers, media, and the public. Students learn about communication channels, media relations, corporate branding, and digital communication tools. Through case studies and practical exercises, the course equips students with the skills to develop communication plans, craft strategic messages, and address challenges in todays rapidly evolving business environment.
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Business Communication Essentials 6th Edition by Courtland Bovee
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Chapter 1: Understanding Business Communication in Todays Workplace
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Q1) An ethical dilemma can involve choosing between two conflicting alternatives that are both ethical and valid.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) How can businesses adopt an audience-centric approach to their communications?
Answer: When business professionals take an audience-centered approach to their communication,they focus on understanding and meeting the needs of their audiences.Providing the information your audiences need is obviously an important part of this approach,but it also involves such elements as your ability to listen,your style of writing and speaking,and your ability to maintain positive working relationships.Another important element of audience-centered communication is etiquette,the expected norms of behavior in a particular situation.Respect,courtesy,and common sense will help you avoid etiquette mistakes.
Q3) An ethical lapse involves choosing among alternatives that aren't clear-cut.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Mastering Team Skills and Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) In the listening process,the step that involves storing the received information for future processing is ________.
A)encoding
B)remembering
C)stocking
D)decoding
E)computing
Answer: B
Q2) ________ communication is the process of sending and receiving information,both intentionally and unintentionally,without using written or spoken language.
A)Nonverbal
B)Qualitative
C)Selective
D)Basic
E)Visual
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Planning Business Messages
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Q1) Stella is working on a tourism brochure for the Bahamas.She needs to find new and interesting ways of presenting information that has been covered many times before.She begins to write as many ideas,questions,and possibilities she can think of,without considering order or importance.She looks for connections among the various ideas to help her find the best way to present the information.Which of the following methods is Stella using?
A)the journalistic approach
B)mind-mapping
C)brainstorming
D)a question-and-answer chain
E)a storyteller's tour
Answer: C
Q2) Leaner media are best used for messages that ________.
A)are routine
B)are highly emotional
C)are non-periodic
D)require feedback
E)must be personalized
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Writing Business Messages
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Q1) In which of the following cases is the active voice preferred over the passive voice?
A)when you want to point out mistakes without attributing blame
B)when you want to make a subject livelier and more direct
C)when you want to point out what's being done without taking credit
D)when you want to avoid personal pronouns in order to create an objective tone
E)when you want to be diplomatic about pointing out a problem or an error
Q2) Words or phrases that connect ideas by showing how one thought is related to another are called ________.
A)clichés
B)jargon
C)transitions
D)buzzwords
E)slang
Q3) Small,numerous,near,and good are all examples of concrete words.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the active voice,the subject receives an action.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Completing Business Messages
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Q1) Which of the following sentences uses hedging?
A)The deadline is next Tuesday.
B)The driver was responsible for the accident.
C)The financial statement needs to have two sections.
D)The report seems to be incomplete.
E)Our policy does not cover that event.
Q2) Which of the following sentences uses unparallel construction?
A)She enjoys singing, dancing, and reading.
B)He needed to format the report, bind the document, and turn it in to his supervisor.
C)He opened the office, checked the mail, and was turning on the computers.
D)After completing the survey and finishing the exam, he went home.
E)At camp, the children played sports and learned crafts.
Q3) The ________ feature can highlight items you should consider changing,such as passive voice,long sentences,and words that tend to be misused.
A)grammar check
B)spell check
C)thesaurus
D)revision tracking
E)autosummary
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Chapter 6: Crafting Messages for Electronic Media
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Q1) As a compositional mode for electronic communication,________ intentionally withhold key pieces of information as a way to pull readers or listeners into a story or other document.
A)conversations
B)summaries
C)teasers
D)reference materials
E)critiques
Q2) ________ marketing refers to the spread of promotional messages from one audience member to another.
A)Ambush
B)Proximity
C)Reality
D)Diversity
E)Viral
Q3) When you need permanent,unchangeable,or secure record in business communication,it is ideal to use electronic media.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How can the three-step process be adapted for successful IM?
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Chapter 7: Writing Routine and Positive Messages
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Q1) When sending condolence messages,open with your personal sense of loss followed by some life advice for the reader.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a guideline for writing a successful news release?
A)Cover multiple, unrelated news items at once.
B)Put your most important idea last.
C)Extensively use self-congratulatory adjectives and adverbs.
D)Follow established industry conventions for style, punctuation, and format.
E)Write in long descriptive sentences and paragraphs.
Q3) Readers receiving routine replies and positive messages are generally not expecting it,so use the indirect approach by placing the main idea in the body of the message.
A)True B)False
Q4) How should you respond to a customer's claim when your company is at fault?
Q5) You may send congratulations for personal events,even if you don't know the reader well.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Writing Negative Messages
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Q1) In a negative message that uses the indirect approach,an ideal explanation section should ________.
A)include a sincere apology
B)give additional information about the bad news revealed in the opening
C)first reveal the bad news and then suggest alternative courses of action
D)signal the negative news ahead
E)take the focus away from the issue at hand
Q2) A written,false statement that damages someone's reputation is called ________.
A)calumny
B)slander
C)justification
D)libel
E)persiflage
Q3) When rejecting job applications,you should ________.
A)clearly explain why an applicant was rejected
B)avoid making the email personal by using the recipient's name
C)explain reasons for choosing other applicants
D)depersonalize the response by using passive voice to convey the news
E)state that the application will be reviewed at a later date
Q4) What are the guidelines for handling bad news about transactions?
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Chapter 9: Writing Persuasive Messages
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Q1) Using an indirect approach in persuasive messages involves ________.
A)presenting a problem without suggesting a solution
B)explaining your reasons and building interest before asking for a decision or for action
C)avoiding attention-grabbing statements in the introduction
D)merely implying the purpose of the message, without stating it clearly
E)making a clear call to action at the outset and supporting it in later paragraphs
Q2) Close persuasive claims on a respectful note that reflects how a successful resolution of the situation will repair or maintain a mutually beneficial working relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe ways in which you can minimize the importance of price in a sales letter.Also outline ways in which you can address audience objections to the price of your product.
Q4) What guidelines should be remembered when developing the subject line of your AIDA message that uses the indirect approach and is delivered by memo or email? Rewrite the following email subject line following these guidelines: "Rejection of your proposal for a four-day workweek"
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Chapter 10: Understanding and Planning Reports and Proposals
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Q1) ________ are documents which present persuasive recommendations to audiences,often involving investments or purchases.
A)Position papers
B)Operating reports
C)General project proposals
D)Due diligence reports
E)Market analysis reports
Q2) Harry provides computer-based solutions to offices and helps them reduce their carbon footprint by reducing paper consumption.To expand his business,he is planning to send unsolicited proposals to a dozen offices.While doing this,he ________.
A)should use the direct approach
B)should avoid mentioning costs this early
C)should keep the proposal short
D)needs to convince his readers that a problem or an opportunity exists
E)should make sure that the proposal is mailed, proposals on paper are generally preferred
Q3) Describe the ways in which analytical reports and proposals differ.
Q4) Describe a work plan and list the elements of a detailed work plan.
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Chapter 11: Writing and Completing Reports and Proposals
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Q1) For online reports make generous use of hyperlinks to help your readers navigate the reports and access additional information.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The body of the report ________.
A)summarizes the writer's key points
B)establishes the tone and the writer's relationship with the audience
C)introduces the subject matter and indicates why it is important
D)brings all the action items together in one place
E)interprets the information gathered during investigation
Q3) If you are creating a new wiki,think through your long-term purpose carefully because ________.
A)wikis cannot be created for a one-time project, like creating reports
B)modification of wikis is unrestricted, anybody can make changes
C)you need to set what rules and guidelines you will establish to guide the growth of the wiki
D)wikis don't need any security measures, since it is accessible by anyone
E)wikis have to be an ongoing project, such as maintaining "help" files for a software program
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Chapter 12: Developing Oral and Online Presentations
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Q1) You are giving a presentation about "green solutions for organizations," to an audience consisting mostly of members from upper-level management.Fully aware of the benefits of free-form slides and structured slides,which type of slides will better serve your purpose and why?
Q2) Kenny is working on a presentation which has a large number of points in a sequence.To help the audience focus on one point at a time,he can use ________.
A)decorative animation
B)transitions
C)builds
D)functional animation
E)hyperlink
Q3) Tim typically uses the direct approach during presentations.The structure of his presentations is imposed naturally by the subject.Tim's purpose is to ________.
A)motivate
B)collaborate
C)persuade
D)influence
E)analyze
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Chapter 13: Building Careers and Writing Résumés
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Q1) An essential step in adapting your résumé is ________.
A)reading news sites, blogs, and other online sources and following industry leaders on Twitter
B)to make informal connections with mutually beneficial business contacts
C)using the same terminology as the employer uses to describe job responsibilities and professional accomplishments
D)showing up early for your job interview
E)emphasizing your skills and capabilities, identifying employers and academic experience in subordinate sections
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding a functional résumé?
A)It is the most preferred format.
B)It stresses individual areas of competence.
C)It emphasizes an individual's job history.
D)It presents an individual's academic experience first.
E)It is generally more complex to prepare
Q3) A career summary offers a brief recap of your career and is particularly useful for upper-level managers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Applying and Interviewing for Employment
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Q1) Leading the conversation yourself and answering a question before the interviewer has finished asking it ________.
A)is being proactive, a quality appreciated by most employers
B)keeps the interview short, which is crucial when there are multiple applicants
C)is a rude interruption
D)helps you alter your response
E)gives you more time to plan your answer
Q2) When going in for a job interview,it's best to take ________.
A)a list of questions to ask the interviewer
B)gum or candy to help reduce stress during the interview
C)a palmtop computer, to avoid fumbling with papers
D)a branded briefcase, to showcase good taste
E)your mobile phone
Q3) One way of getting the reader's attention in an unsolicited application letter is to
A)inquire about the organization's needs
B)ask which skills will benefit the organization
C)include anecdotes and humor to project confidence
D)refer to the company's publicized achievements and new changes
E)volunteer salary history
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