You Want to Postpone a Meeting for a Week Later

question 73

Multiple Choice

You want to postpone a meeting for a week later than arranged and plan to send an email to this effect. In the context of this message, which of the following best articulates a benefit to the audience?

• A)I would really appreciate it if we could meet next week instead.
• B)If you can meet next week, the data you are interested in will be ready and we can discuss that as well.
• C)If you can reschedule, it will enable me to honour my other commitment and have our meeting too.
• D)The meeting with you isn't very time sensitive, so I'm sure you won't mind postponing it since it would really help me out.
• E)Yes, I know it may be inconvenient for you but it's really the only way I am able to juggle everything.

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