LETTERS & MEMOS
             DEFINITIONLETTER :  -it’s a written message   -addressed to a person or organizationMEMO :-It’s a document or other communication   -helps the memory by recording events
The Three basic writing processProcesses for successful letters and memos; 1- Prewriting                  2- Writing                  3- Revision
PROCESS 1 - PREWRITINGDetermine your purposeVisualize the audienceSelect the mediumAnticipate the reaction to your message
PROCESS 2 - WRITINGCollect relevant informationOrganize into a listCompose the first draftUse plain English
PROCESS 3 - REVISIONProvide clarity and concisenessProofread and make necessary correctionsEvaluate from the reader’s viewpoint
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD BUSINESS LETTERSClear Content:   -Short paragraphs  and transitional expressions  -Familiar words and active-voice verbsGoodwill Tone:   -Frame ideas positivelyCorrect Form:   -Appropriate formats
SAMPLE OF BUSINESS LETTERS
STRUCTURE OF MEMOSInformative subject line- Summarize the messageOpening      -Reveal the main idea immediatelyBody-Explain and justify the main ideaAppropriate Closing      -Action information – dates & deadlines      -Summary      -A closing thought
SAMPLE OF MEMOS
Closing statementDOs AND DON’TsUse TheseAvoid These  I’m gladI’ll be glad toWrite me / call meYou’ve been a big helpI hopeWe trustDo not hesitateThank you again
BIBLIOGRAPHYhttp://homepages.wmich.edu/~bowman/gdnews.htmlhttp://www.okcareertech.org/cac/pages/academic_integration/BasicBusinessCorrespondenceMemoLap2.htmhttp://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/letters/l/bl_block_p.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(message)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MemorandumGauffey, Rhodes and patriciarogin. Business Communication process and product. 3th edition. Nelson Education,print.
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(message)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum
  • #5 Textbook – page 184 & 185
  • #6 Textbook – page 184 & 185
  • #7 Textbook – page 184 & 185
  • #8 Textbook – page 188
  • #9 Source: http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/letters/l/bl_block_p.htm
  • #10 Textbook – page 158 & 159
  • #11 Source: http://www.okcareertech.org/cac/pages/academic_integration/BasicBusinessCorrespondenceMemoLap2.htm
  • #12 http://homepages.wmich.edu/~bowman/gdnews.html