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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes 6. Primary research is relatively expensive.
7. For conducting primary research, planning is not necessary.
8. Secondary research is relatively expensive.
9. Secondary research may use internal or external data.

10. Published dates are always authentic and genuine.
11. Internet is one of the sources of internal data

15.10 Review Questions

1. How do you plan to write a business report?

2. What types of research may be needed in writing business reports?
3. While drafting a report, what technicalities should be kept in mind?
4. On what basis a Report is adjudged as Superior, Standard or Defective Report?
5. What is the utility of preparing rough drafts of reports?
6. How can a report be adjudged on the basis of being Solution Oriented?

7. Prepare the format of an Academic Project Report.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Periodical 2. Progress
3. Special 4. False
5. True 6. True

7. True 8. False
9. True 10. False
11. False

15.11 Further Readings

Books Bowman, Joel and Branchaw, Business Communication: From Process to Product,
Dryden Press.
Courtland Bovee and John Thill, Business Communication Today, Random House,
New York.

Murphy, Herta and Charles, Effective Business Communication, Tata McGraw Hill.

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