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If you are worried that the indirect strategy seems manipulative, you should use the direct strategy to break the bad news bluntly even though the direct strategy may cause hard feelings and pain.

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A bad-news message using the indirect strategy begins with a ____________________, which is a neutral but meaningful statement that encourages the reader to continue reading.

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The bad feelings associated with disappointing news can be reduced if the receiver feels that the news was revealed sensitively, believes that the matter was treated seriously and fairly, and

Smart managers deliver bad news to employees promptly and honestly because receiving bad news via the grapevine can seriously damage workplace morale.

Using the indirect strategy to prepare the reader in a bad-news message

____________________ is the ability to understand and enter into the feelings of another.

The desire to avoid mentioning the negative news is an appropriate reason for using the indirect strategy.

The key to ethical communication lies in the motives of the sender.

The closing of a bad-news message may do all of the following except

The buffer in a bad-news message should

Smart business representatives always avoid calling an unhappy customer to resolve problems.

Corbin must inform employees that overtime pay will be reduced from the current 2.0 factor to a 1.5 factor. Because he anticipates a hostile reaction, which of the following sequences should Corbin use for the parts of his message?

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call me is a professional way to close a refusal message.

It is acceptable to place blame on the customer in denying a claim to protect the company from liability.

When writers must convey bad news, they must carefully consider all of the following except the

When irate customers sound threatening and overstate their claims, you will have the most success in getting them to accept your explanations if you make your tone match theirs.

All of the following are effective techniques for softening bad news except

The most important part of a bad-news message is the section that explains why a negative decision is necessary.

Opening a bad-news message with Thank you for your message  is considered an effective buffering strategy.

When workplace bad news involves one person or a small group nearby, you should generally deliver that news in person.