Tarrant County CollegeBMGT 1305

Improving Readability: Improve readability by dividing each of the following sentences into shorter sentences.

1. 1. Several members of our firm will be touring the manufacturing plant in Tokyo during the week of May 16, 2009, and upon return to the United States will present a slide show documenting the trip, followed by a question-and-answer session, both to be held in the banquet hall of the Ashton Hotel in Denver on Friday, May 27.
   2. The accountant will be arriving on Thursday to perform the audit, and will be using the 2nd floor break room as a work area, meaning that employees should take morning and afternoon breaks in either the courtyard or the 3rd floor lounge, and employees who use the 2nd floor break room for lunch should report to the cafeteria at that time.
   3. People from such different backgrounds as today’s workers invariably bring different values, attitudes, and perceptions to the workplace, which can lead to misunderstandings, miscommunications, and missed opportunities to improve both the workers and the organizations.
   4. Business managers have studied, completed internships, and made many sacrifices to get closer to their ultimate goals, but unless they can use electronic tools to access, assemble, and communicate information in a timely manner, however, they may find themselves lagging behin

Now suggest short, simple words to replace each of the following difficult words that raise the readability index.