Communicating with Diverse Audiences
Customer Complaints
Research
Citation
Short Reports or Proposals
100

Name one example of how an audience might be diverse. 

What is ethnicity?

What is race? 

What is age? 

What is nationality? 

What is disability? 

100

You must always provide a disgruntled customer with a sincere

What is an apology? 

100

This term refers to how recently a resource was published. 

What is currency? 

100
In what order should your concluding References or Works Cited list entries be? 

What is alphabetical order? 

100

Name one component of the heading of a memo-style report. 

What is TO? 

What is FROM? 

What is SUBJECT? 

What is DATE? 

200

When greeting an international client for the first time, the best way to address the person is

What is formally? 

What is by first and last name? 

What is by an official title? 

200
When responding to a customer complaint, in your own words, you should review...

What are the facts of the situation or incident? 

200

A website URL that ends with these letters is maintained by the US government. 

What is a .gov? 

200

Name one common citation style for research. 

What is MLA Style citation? 

What is APA Style citation? 

What is Chicago Style citation? 

200

Name one type of short report. 

What is an incident report? 

What is sales report? 

What is a trip report? 

What is a progress report? 

300

One type of language to avoid in writing for an international audiences is

What is jargon? 

What is slang? 

What are sports metaphors? 

300

When writing a complaint letter, take care to address your letter to...

What is the appropriate person or office to address the complaint? 
300

A website URL that ends with these letters identifies it as a not-for-profit organization.

What is .org? 

300

Name one type of resource that does not need to be formally cited. 

What is an image that you have taken? 

What is your original research? 

What is your personal experience or observation? 

300

This type of report gives a supervisor or group of administrators information about the work being done on a project. 

What is a progress report? 

400

The following is an example of what type of improper language for an international reader? 

Let's keep our eye on the ball and cut our losses. 

What is a sports analogy? 

What is slang? 

400

When writing a complaint letter, your closing paragraph should always include 

What is: a timeline for the adjustment? 

A clear identification of the expected adjustment?

400

A website URL that ends with these letters identifies it as affiliated with an educational institution. 

What is .edu? 

400

Each entry in a Works Cited or References list should be ____ from the second line on. 

What is indented? 

400

In a short report, the ____________ offer the writer's suggestions for the readers, based upon the information presented. 

What are recommendations?

500

The phrase "you guys" is flagged in our textbook as problematic because...

What is sexist? 

500

 When you have bad news to deliver, it is best to share it in ______ of your correspondence.

What is the middle? 

What is not in the beginning? 

500

This term refers to whether or not a resource is adequately related to your topic. [Begins with "r"]

What is relevance? 

500
This citation style does not use the entire first name of an author. It uses only the first initial. 

What is APA (American Psychological Association) Style? 

500

Following the heading information, this section of a short report explains what the reader can expect to find in the document. 

What is the purpose?