Excellence in Business Communication (12th Edition)
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Author: John V. Thill, Courtland L. Bovee
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.13E
Summary Introduction
To determine:
How to plan and limit the scope to the information that is required?
Introduction:
Planning is an important aspect in everything in business. As well as planning a business meeting it’s also important to be able plan a message, plan reports and proposals as well. A well planned report will provide the required details and be useful for decision making in the future as well.
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