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• Present convincing supporting evidence, graphics, and visuals from research, citing sources accurately.
• If it suits your topic, compare the pros and cons of two approaches in relation to the problem you present; this will strengthen your argument.
• Make sure you revise the work you did on your Proposal with Visuals assignment to meet all the expectations of the content, purpose, and format of long business reports as described in our text.
• See our text for explanations and samples.
• Also see the example assignments posted in week 16 to see exactly what we are after.
• The instructions and guides in Chapter 8 (especially the example report included) are a good start.
• But please review Chapter 15 “Writing Careful Long Reports” for more variety in examples and more detailed advice and ideas.
• Document design and visual appeal are important expectations of this assignment.
• Chapter 10 is focused on “Designing Clear Visuals.”
• As usual, keep in mind that I am not your audience–I am here to help you reach the audience you choose and to assess whether your report effectively reaches that audience.
• Address your report to an appropriate business audience (a director, CEO, supervisor, committee, team, potential investor, etc.).

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