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GEB 3213 Lecture 7: Bad News and Indirect Messages

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GEB 3213. Lecture 7: Bad News and Indirect Messages. Common Types of Bad News Messages. 1. List the three main types of bad news messages. In a Bad News Message, Aim to…. ____________ ___________ ___________ ____________. Focus Strongly on Reader in Bad News Message. ________________ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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GEB 3213

Lecture 7: Bad News and Indirect Messages

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Common Types of Bad News Messages

1. List the three main types of bad news messages.

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In a Bad News Message, Aim to…

1. ____________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ____________

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Focus Strongly on Reader in Bad News

Message

• ________________• ________________• ___________________

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Should You Apologize?

5. NO, not if

6. YES...if

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Stylistic Techniques for Softening Bad News

7.

8.

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The Indirect Pattern

9. List the four steps of the Indirect Approach to bad news.

10. Why is the bad news buried in the middle of the bad news message?

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