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Case Study: This course includes five short writing activities that will require you to create different types of technical communications. These are designed to actively test your understanding and to apply your knowledge to potential real-world situations. These writing activities also provide practice in communicating your reasoning in a professional manner.The Importance of Clarity and Conciseness (Module Six)As the new corporate communications manager, you have come across many examples of ineffective communications, including some older directives that were never carried out, mostly because of their unclear nature.One example included an email stating that the recipient (within the research and development team) was to "create a presentation discussing the new product and send it to interested departments." Others included a request from sales to technical support for "a list of the biggest problems with our hot products" and a memo from finance to all departments to "reduce the number of suppliers being used to better control costs."

Question: Develop step-by-step instructions that the international gadgets (IG) departments can use to help craft clear and concise directives. Your instructions must include the following critical elements:
• Introduction: Explain the issues with unclear directives and how these instructions will help alleviate those issues.
• Audience Analysis: What steps should an IG department employee take to analyze their audience for communication?
• Message Determination: What steps should an IG department employee take to determine the message for a communication?
• Clear and Concise Writing: What steps should an IG department employee take to ensure that a communication is written clearly and concisely?