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Com 285 - Final
final for com 285
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Communication
Undergraduate 3
09/22/2009

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Business depends on communication.
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True
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For many businesses and nonprofit and government organizations, the “product” is information or services rather than something tangible
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True
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Strong communication skills are NOT vital for professionals in the business world.
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False
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator identifies ways that people differ.
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True
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According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, extraverted people get their energy from within.
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False
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Introverts would be more likely to become focused and energized during quiet moments of meditation than during large group interactions.
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True
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Adding words to increase you-attitude or develop a reader benefit tends to make a sentence wordy.
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False
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The word “you” should be used in all business messages in order to convey the you-attitude.
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False
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Long sentences, by definition, are wordy.
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False
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Good business style places more emphasis on the visual impact of a written document than the traditional term paper style does.
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True
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A written document that is uses long sentences and abstract words uses good business style.
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False
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The use of high-level, discipline-specific vocabulary with the general public makes you appear important and is very impressive to people who are unfamiliar with your topic.
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False
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Revision involves adding, deleting, substituting, or rearranging single words or large sections of a document.
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True
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Correcting spelling and mechanical errors and checking word choice and format is part of the editing process.
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True
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Unlike editing, which can produce major changes in meaning, revision focuses on the surface of writing.
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False
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In order for business and administrative documents to look impressive, most paragraphs should be fairly long – at least eight typed lines.
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False
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The first and last paragraphs of a document should be fairly short.
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True
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It is best to use a mix of different-length paragraphs in a single document.
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True
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Communication skills rank at the top of the list of important qualities and skills that an employee should possess.
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True
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Violating the conventions for résumés will make it impossible for you to get a good job.
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False
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If you have very little to say about yourself in terms of experience and education, it is acceptable for your résumé to fill only part of one page.
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False
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Prospecting letters are organized the same way solicited letters are, but they are addressed to different audiences.
Definition
False
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Actually asking for an interview in an application letter is too forward and bold.
Definition
False
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