Presentation

Question 1

Importance of business reports

Answer 1

Business reports are rhe key to decision making in a business
Senior management needs to keep track of what is happening in the business in order to make decisions

Question 2

Guidelines for effective business reports

Answer 2

Prepare an overview
Write concisely and to the point
Use regular language which is understandable
Use visual summaries

Question 3

Visual summaries

Answer 3

They create visual pictures that summarise what had been read. It shows the main idea through a visual presentation such as graphs

Question 4

Tables

Answer 4

Used to compare and contrast information

Question 5

Bar graph

Answer 5

Capture quantative information and display data in comparitive parallel bars

Question 6

Line graph

Answer 6

Consist of plotted points over a board of time, joined to make a line

Question 7

Pie graph

Answer 7

Round with wedges and groups data in relation as a whole

Question 8

Flow diagrams

Answer 8

Simple diagrams that map out a process so that one can easily communicate it to other people

Question 9

Importance of visual arts

Answer 9

People learn in different ways, utilising their eyes and ears effectively will help to convey your message

Question 10

Advantages of graphs

Answer 10

A lot of information can be displayed in an easy to read format
Requires little explanation

Question 11

Disadvantages of graphs

Answer 11

Too many diagrams and graphs can be confusing to the audience
Information can be manipulated easily causing false interpretation