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1. Sylvia is the leader of the party-planning committee for her company, and they are planning the company's yearly awards ceremony. In which of the following situations should Sylvia call a meeting?

The caterer asks for a deposit and sends an invoice.

Sylvia needs to tell everyone in the company the date and time of the event.

The committee needs to select an event theme and location.

2. Markus is a project manager for a company that builds websites. His team is currently working on a big project that involves a complete site redesign. The client has told Markus what she does not want, but she has not been very clear on what she does want. Markus and his team have a limited amount of time to build the site, so they need to get started as soon as possible. Which of the following best explains whether Markus should hold a meeting?

Markus should call a meeting because this is not something that can easily be handled by memo or e-mail.

Markus should not call a meeting because the matter is routine.

Markus should call a meeting because members' tasks are interdependent.

3. Which of the following is an example of when not to hold a meeting?

Susan has a background in education and is working on a plan to improve safety conditions in a biomedical technology plant.

Joe's task is to determine whether the budget will accommodate paying overtime to meet the company's schedule.