Formal and Informal Reports in a Work Place

Read the following situations that are commonly done in the workplace. Decide whether the required task is a formal or informal report. Write A if it is formal, B if it is informal.

1. John has just been asked by his boss to present a new project at a tech conference in front of 250 people from different countries.

A. FORMAL

B. INFORMAL

2. Yeti is working from home. She manages a remote graphic designer and has to arrange a video call to talk to her co-worker about issues with the work she has designed.

A. FORMAL

B. INFORMAL

3. You are required to attend a monthly company team meeting. You are assigned to summarize the discussion and results from a meeting.

A. FORMAL

B. INFORMAL

4. You just have had a meeting with a new client for your business. You have to follow up with an email detailing everything discussed and agreed to in the meeting, with a clear outline of the next steps to be taken. This has to be a detailed yet concise email, with a friendly tone. You will also need to allocate tasks to the right people.

A. FORMAL

B. INFORMAL

5. Gina noticed that her company was cited in three different letters to the editor in the local newspaper. She wrote up a report for her supervisor summarizing the content of these letters.

A. FORMAL

B. INFOMAL

6. You work for a development firm and must explain to a customer the results of a year – long study of probable locations for new stores.

A. FORMAL

B. INFORMAL

7. Kendra just attended a sales conference in Manila. She must show her boss a report summarizing the details of the conference.

A. FORMAL

B. INFORMAL

8. Your company currently processes its payroll internally but is considering the use of an external accounting firm. You are in charge of determining whether your company should proceed with this plan or not.

A. FORMAL

B. INFORMAL

Note: Please provide an explanation in your answer in every number so that i can understand better. Thank you so much!