For this assignment, you will write an executive briefing (summary) on an issue currently facing your assigned business cluster in Louisville. This briefing should utilize cause/effect organization and should demonstrate your ability to streamline information and reduce wordiness. As you research your cluster, consider:

What is the challenge? What factors have contributed to, or caused, this challenge? How has it affected employers/employees/customers/the community? What are the outcomes of this challenge? Why should we/Louisville Forward care about this challenge? Remember business conventions, visual design, and the concepts of clarity to meet your goals and the receivers needs. Purpose Business presentations often involve a written and verbal component that have externally imposed constraints on content and time. One way to practice operating within constraints is to write an executive briefing. A well-written executive briefing provides a summary of important details concerning a particular topic that is both comprehensive and concise.