Author Question: Despite your numerous emails and voicemail messages, a normally dependable vendor has not responded ... (Read 113 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Despite your numerous emails and voicemail messages, a normally dependable vendor has not responded to your important question. Which of the following would be a sensible next step?

A) Consider sending a printed message.
B) Broadcast high-priority or urgent emails at ten-minute intervals.
C) Use social media to vent your frustrations with the vendor.
D) Bombard the vendor with text messages until he responds.
E) Develop a podcast to be shared with the vendor.

Question 2

List at least three strategies to help ensure the accuracy of information you include in business messages.

What will be an ideal response?

dantucker · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) A printed letter can capture the attention of your audience, since it will stand out from the flood of electronic messages. It will also show that the issue was important enough for you to take the time to print out a document and mail it with a stamp in the conventional manner.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: You can minimize mistakes by double-checking every piece of information you collect. If you are consulting sources outside the organization, ask yourself whether they are current and reliable. Be particularly careful when using sources you find on the Internet. Be sure to review any mathematical or financial calculations. Check all dates and schedules, and examine your own assumptions and conclusions to be certain they are valid.