Category of Intention Examples Needing help/advice/input Can you help me? We need your input. I need some advice. Can you explain something? Requesting action Can you provide an update on ABC? Can you send the contract to Zoe? Wanting a decision We need a decision on XYZ. Letting someone know something is about to happen, so they are not surprised Heads up, something is about to happen on ABC. You need to know this before you talk to the client. Providing information/input the other person asked for previously Here’s the report you asked for. Here’s the information you requested.
