Assignment#5: Apply Your Knowledge
3-6 Some writers argue that planning messages wastes time because they inevitably change their plans as the go along. How could you respond to this argument? Briefly explain.
3-7 A day after sending an email to all 1,800 employees in your company regarding income tax implications of the company’s retirement plan, you discover that one of the sources you relied on for your information plagiarized from other sources. You quickly double-check all the information in your message and confirm that it is accurate. However, you are concerned about using plagiarized information, even though you did nothing wrong. How you would handle this situation?
3-9 You have been invite to speak at an annual industry conference. After preparing the outline for your presentation, you see that you’ve identified 14 separate points to support your main idea. Should you move ahead with creating slides for your presentation or move back and rethink your outline? Why?