If You Expect Your Audience to Be Skeptical About Your

question 60

Multiple Choice

If you expect your audience to be skeptical about your information,how can you minimize the potential for skepticism?

• A)State conclusions and recommendations up front, then offer supporting evidence.
• B)Offer complete details.
• C)Offer a summary of each main point.
• D)Introduce conclusions gradually with more proof.
• E)Use oral communication instead of written communication.

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Definitions:

Times-Interest-Earned Ratio

A metric used to evaluate a company's ability to meet its interest obligations, calculated as earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) divided by interest expense.

EBIT

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, a metric used to assess a company's financial performance, focusing purely on operational and production efficiency.

Net Profit

The amount of profit left over after all expenses and taxes have been subtracted from total revenue.

Pretax Profit

The earnings a company generates before taxes are deducted.