Describe the Direct and Indirect Approaches to Organizing Negative News

question 46

Essay

Describe the direct and indirect approaches to organizing negative news messages.Chandler,the Operations Manager at your company,wishes to communicate to a vendor that the company will not be renewing his contract because it is not happy with his services.Since you handle all external corporate communications,Chandler requests you to draft a message conveying the news to the vendor.What additional information would you need from Chandler to decide if you should use the direct or the indirect approach in organizing your message?

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