Consider the Message Below

question 37

Multiple Choice

Consider the message below:
Our department is short-staffed right now, as a number of employees were selected to participate in the current training program. This has coincided with a flood of paperwork that we must complete by the end of the week to fulfill the new compliance requirements. So without some divine intervention, our team won't be able to make it to this month's regularly scheduled meeting.
-What is the biggest problem with this message?

• A) It leads with details instead of the request.
• B) It inappropriately uses indirect organization.
• C) It fails to include its main idea at the beginning of the message.
• D) It lacks clarity regarding the purpose of the message.
• E) It is delivering bad news without the proper build-up.

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