Juliette Simonson works as a legal assistant in the banking and finance division of Bennett–Renault, a large law firm in Montreal. Her job requires Juliette to write formal and informal proposals and reports for various purposes. She often writes proposals offering Bennett–Renault’s services to prospective and existing clients. Juliette’s boss, Sylvia LaPlanche, who is director of Accounts Services, has asked Juliette to do some research and prepare a formal report. The report will help Bennett–Renault’s directors determine what additional services the company could offer its clients and how to market those services more effectively.
-Juliette is now preparing to write the formal report that her boss, Sylvia, requested. According to the textbook, what should Juliette do first?
A)Research primary data.
B)Define the project.
C)Analyze the primary audience for the report.
D)Decide on the format for the report.

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The first step in writing a formal report is to define the project, including identifying the purpose of the report, the scope of the research, and the audience for the report. Researching primary data and analyzing the primary audience will come later in the process, once the project has been defined. Deciding on the format for the report should also come after the purpose and scope of the report have been determined.

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