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4 Your coworker LaRita has asked you to review her slide
presentation. You notice that it is difficult to recognize and process the
most important ideas and information. To help her fix this, what will
you recommend that she change? She should limit her text to five
words per line and three to four lines per slide. She should include a
compelling image every few slides.
She should choose dark backgrounds and text colors.
She should use bold or italics to highlight key ideas.
5 Lori is using secondary research to develop a business report. How
can she write her report in a way that demonstrates originality in
thought?
Generate her own conclusions and recommendations
Use the most current documentation guidelines
Adopt a methodical approach to decision making
Cite all her research sources
6 Your résumé should tell a story of:
the value can provide to a company
everything you have learned and done in your previous job
how you plan to improve your areas of weakness
your educational accomplishments
7 In order to focus your presentation on people, you should:
make individuals and groups the subject of your sentences
use a lot of "I" statements