question 8 (2.5 points)\nan engaging voice in written communication refers to ______.\nhow you speak during…

question 8 (2.5 points)\nan engaging voice in written communication refers to ______.\nhow you speak during a presentation\nthe way you organize your outline\nthe way you revise your writing\nhow your writing sounds to the reader\nquestion 9 (2.5 points)\nimagine you are working in a healthcare office, and youve been asked by your manager to write an email that will share a policy update with patients who are subscribed to the office newsletter. in this scenario, what is the purpose of your message?\nto defend a decision the manager made\nto inform coworkers about a policy update\nto describe seating arrangement changes in the office

question 8 (2.5 points)\nan engaging voice in written communication refers to ______.\nhow you speak during a presentation\nthe way you organize your outline\nthe way you revise your writing\nhow your writing sounds to the reader\nquestion 9 (2.5 points)\nimagine you are working in a healthcare office, and youve been asked by your manager to write an email that will share a policy update with patients who are subscribed to the office newsletter. in this scenario, what is the purpose of your message?\nto defend a decision the manager made\nto inform coworkers about a policy update\nto describe seating arrangement changes in the office

Answer

Question 8

Brief Explanations:

  • Option 1: "how you speak during a presentation" is about oral communication, not written, so incorrect.
  • Option 2: "the way you organize your outline" relates to structure, not voice, so incorrect.
  • Option 3: "the way you revise your writing" is about revision, not voice, so incorrect.
  • Option 4: "how your writing sounds to the reader" matches the definition of voice in written communication (the tone/style perceived by the reader).

Answer:

D. how your writing sounds to the reader

Question 9 (assuming the last option is cut off, but from visible options):

Brief Explanations:

  • Option 1: The task is to share a policy update, not defend a decision, so incorrect.
  • Option 2: The email is for patients (not coworkers) to inform about policy update, but wait—wait, the visible options: Wait, the user's image shows "To inform coworkers..." but the scenario is for patients. Wait, maybe a typo, but among visible, if we assume (maybe a typo and it's patients, but from given options): Wait, the correct purpose is to inform (the intended audience, patients) about policy update. But among visible options, "To inform coworkers about a policy update"—wait, no, the scenario is patients. But maybe the options have a typo. But if we go by the task: the purpose is to inform the audience (patients) about policy update. So if one of the options (maybe the one not fully visible) is "To inform patients about a policy update", but from visible, the closest (if a typo) or maybe the intended. Wait, the user's image: the options are "To defend a decision...", "To inform coworkers...", "To describe seating...". Wait, maybe the correct one is (if we assume the options have a mistake, but the task is to inform patients. But since the options given: Wait, maybe the user made a mistake, but based on the scenario, the purpose is to inform (the audience, patients) about the policy update. But among the visible options, "To inform coworkers..." is incorrect (audience is patients), "To defend..." is incorrect, "To describe seating..." is incorrect. Wait, maybe there's a missing option. But since the user provided the image, maybe the intended correct option is the one about informing (even if audience is miswritten as coworkers, but maybe a typo). Alternatively, maybe the user's image has a typo. But based on the scenario, the purpose is to inform the target audience (patients) about the policy update. So if we have to choose from the visible, but maybe the correct answer is the one with "To inform..." (even if audience is coworkers, maybe a typo). So:

Brief Explanations:

The task is to share a policy update with patients. The purpose of the message is to inform the audience (patients, though option says coworkers—maybe a typo) about the policy update. Defending a decision or describing seating is irrelevant. So the purpose is to inform.

Answer:

B. To inform coworkers about a policy update (note: there may be a typo, and the intended audience is patients, but among given options, this is the closest to "inform about policy update")