WRITING MEMOS

Read the section on business memo of Chapter 9, do more research on how to write a

professional business memo, and find more samples of business memos. For this

assignment, you need to write a memo on your chosen topic.

Your memo should:

1. Include all essential elements that are mentioned in the textbook chapter.

2. Include an opening paragraph. The opening paragraph should immediately

convey the problem or issue. It should tell your reader what your memo is about.

WHO is the key target audience? W HAT is the problem? W HY is it a problem?

HOW do you approach it? Sign post your conclusions, using the body of the

memo to support them. This is not a mystery novel with a surprise ending!

3. Organize all information logically. Do not present the material in the order you

arrived at your conclusions. Start with your conclusions and think backwards to

what the decision maker needs to know to understand the value and relevance of

those conclusions.

4. Focus on your audience’s needs. W hat is useful to them? Compress,

subordinate, or eliminate the unnecessary.

5. Be free from grammatical and syntax errors.

Font & size: Times New Roman, 12, no more than two pages, double-space.