Summer Dress Code Memo

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Revising a Memo to Employees

1. What do you want to accomplish with this memo? I want to announce the summer dress policy with clear guidelines and a professional tone. I want employees to be happy about the relaxed code but to still dress appropriately for the office.

2. What, specifically, do employees need to know? The summer dress policy allows employees to wear more casual clothes, but attire must be modest and business appropriate.

3. What works well in this draft? Emphasizes that this is a summer change and that each employee is representing the company.

4. What could be improved in this message? Because this message will be sent to over 300 employees, a more formal tone is appropriate. “ONLY” and “pls.” are too informal. In addition, the guidelines are not clear enough.