Writing Correspondence
Modules:
 

Exercises - Memos

Analysis and Revision

1.Review the following memos (here) and analyze them in light of this section.

2. Choose two of the memos and revise them using the guidelines for writing effective memos.

Extra Resources

Purdue Online Writing Lab
University of Toronto Engineering Writing Center Resource

This section has covered the following areas:
  • The major purposes and audiences for memos

  • The six key components of memo-writing

  • The key features and formatting of headings

  • The key organizational features of memos

Go to Section IV. Electronic Mail--Email, which covers the third major area of writing correspondence.

 
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