Formal Communication

 

Discussion Prompt: Formal Communication

Formal communications in business often involves crafting reports that communicate business performance and proposals that solicit approval and/or funding from management.

• What are the essential elements of an effective report?
• What are the essential elements of an effective proposal?
• What is the best approach to presenting the elements of each?

Explain your answers, using examples from the text and a work environment with which you are familiar.