For each of the following situations requiring a persuasive message, choose the persuasive approach that you feel would work best. Explain your reasoning; then give a short list of the types of information you’d use to persuade your audience.

1. Asking for an extension on a project.

2. Requesting a job interview.

3. Requesting a free trial of a service.

4. Inviting customers to a store demonstration.

5. Reporting a co-worker’s poor work performance.

6. Asking your supervisor to reconsider a poor performance review.

7. Requesting a new office computer.

8. Requesting time off during your company’s busy season.

9. Asking to be excused from the company service day, when all employees work on a community service project.

As your instructor directs,

a. Write a letter or e-mail that addresses one of the situations in this exercise, drawing on details from your personal experiences. (You might address a real problem that you’ve faced.)

b. Write an e-mail to your instructor listing the choices you’ve made and justifying your approach.