Formal Memo

The second major assignment is the formal memo.  In my opinion this assignment is a little easier than the resume and job letter assignment.  There are three types of memos you have to choose from.  They are informative, analytic, and recommendation.  The informative memo is very easy to do compare to the others.  A formal memo is basically using one of these styles to convey your message in a professional manner. 

First, you need to decide on the memo you are planning to write. You will have to use the memo worksheet to help you decide what topic and style you are using.  This exercise will also provide your professor with an idea of your formal memo. The memo will inform the reader what the topic is and why is it important to them.  The formal memo will have a specific goal.  Like every assignment, the formal memo needs to have the proper heading or salutation that is needed in it.  You need to make sure you have the correct spacing for the entire memo, basically a consistent format.  

I chose an informative memo.  My memo is address to a store manager at one of my jobs.  It is informing her about a merchandise floor move.  I provided information concerning this topic.  I wrote about what is expected for this move. I also wrote out my suggestions I had for a plan and why it was important to her.  I explain in detailed my plan to her and how it would be an effective plan.  I had a professional format and specific goal in the memo.  I found this assignment to be very helpful to me.  It was actually something that I used during my time with that particular employer.

During this course, you will be expected you write a lot of memos.  You will benefit from writing this memo.  You become familiar with how a memo is constructed.  At first, I thought these memos were a lot complicated.  As the semester went on, I felt that they were not that hard to do.  The biggest challenge I had was editing my work.  I did not do a good job of going over my work and catching the grammatical errors or typos.  Many of my classmates also had a big problem with editing their work as well.  I think the best solution is to have your professor help edit your paper.  I strongly suggestion you take advantage on any in class help and office hours.  Editing will be something that I will constantly remind you about in each assignment.  It is something that can decide if you will receive an A or a C.

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Formal Memo