Question
You are writing a report about new regulations that affect your company. Members of your primary audience of company executives are very busy and will read your report quickly, but secondary- and tertiary-audience members are likely to read more slowly and carefully. Which of the following options is most appropriate for your situation?
Group of answer choices
Follow the patterns of writing that were successful for you in college English and history classes.
Break your report into modules or sections, and put highly detailed information in an appendix.
Include detailed footnotes on each page.
To save time, omit the executive summary and put more details in the body of your report.
Group of answer choices
Follow the patterns of writing that were successful for you in college English and history classes.
Break your report into modules or sections, and put highly detailed information in an appendix.
Include detailed footnotes on each page.
To save time, omit the executive summary and put more details in the body of your report.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The most appropriate option for your situation is:
**Break your report into modules or sections, and put highly detailed information in an appendix.**
This approach allows busy executives to quickly grasp the main points and summaries at the beginning of the report while providing slow readers and those interested in more detail the opportunity to access in-depth information in the appendix. This structure caters to the needs of both primary and secondary/tertiary audiences effectively.
**Break your report into modules or sections, and put highly detailed information in an appendix.**
This approach allows busy executives to quickly grasp the main points and summaries at the beginning of the report while providing slow readers and those interested in more detail the opportunity to access in-depth information in the appendix. This structure caters to the needs of both primary and secondary/tertiary audiences effectively.