Conclusions and recommendations are the most widely read sections of any report. Conclusions summarize and explain your findings and are the heart of your report. The ability to draw sound conclusions and make clear recommendations from your research is crucial to business success. Companies value employees who can analyze data and use it to help answer questions and solve problems.

When drawing conclusions, make sure you are open to sensationalization or exaggeration / remain objective with a degree of subjectivity / focus on the content, not your audience.

Consider the scenario, and then answer the question.

You are making recommendations after researching and writing a report on cubicle height and work productivity.

How can you make your recommendations stronger? Check all that apply.

-Make your recommendations agreeable to your audience.

-State recommendations as commands.

-Avoid prior logical analysis.

-Avoid tying your recommendations to your conclusions.

-Avoid words such as maybe and perhaps.

Determine whether each of the following statements is the finding, the conclusion, or the recommendation.

Surveys revealed that 47 percent of employees attribute tardiness and fatigue to long commute times.

This is the conclusion / recommendation / finding .

Long commute times have a negative impact on employee productivity because employees are late to work and tired after their commute.

This is the conclusion / recommendation / finding .

Establish carpools and remote workdays to increase productivity by decreasing the tardiness and fatigue caused by long commute times.

This is the conclusion / recommendation / finding .