Task 1: Communication Through Writing

Today’s digital business environment is global, fast paced, and highly competitive. As a business professional, it is imperative you communicate effectively throughout your daily activities. In this task, you are asked to demonstrate your proficiency in communicating as a business professional.

REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Write a cover letter (suggested length of 1 page) for a job you applied for online, using business writing techniques to justify why you should be hired. (You may use “Cover Letter Guidelines” as a reference in the web links below.)

Note: Consider the following questions when composing your cover letter:

• Why is this position of interest to you?

• What qualifies you for this position?

• Why are you a good fit for this specific position?

• Why are you a good fit for the company as a whole?

B. Create a business-to-business sales meeting invitation in the form of an email (suggested length of 1 page) for your hypothetical company’s clients.

Note: Consider the following questions about this meeting when composing your invitation:

• What is the purpose?

• Why should the client be present?

• What is the format (e.g., video chat, in-person, phone conference)?

C. Write an essay (suggested length of 1–2 pages) explaining the importance of incorporating cultural sensitivity when interacting with international clients.

D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.