Welcome to Practical Business rting Lectured by Satine Lee Guangzhou Open Univesity
Welcome to Practical Business Writing Lectured by Satine Lee Guangzhou Open Univesity
Business Memos Memorandum备忘录 A memo is something you usually use when you want to share news about something within your office or company
Business Memos ❖ A memo is something you usually use when you want to share news about something within your office or company Memorandum 备忘录
Writing a business memo helps members of an organization communicate without the need for time-consuming meetings.It is an efficient and effective way to convey information within an organization
Writing a business memo helps members of an organization communicate without the need for time-consuming meetings. It is an efficient and effective way to convey information within an organization
When planning your memo,be sure to think about it from your reader's perspective:Pretend you are the recipient and ask yourself: How is this relevant to me? What,specifically,do you want me to do? What's in it for me?
When planning your memo, be sure to think about it from your reader's perspective: Pretend you are the recipient and ask yourself: How is this relevant to me? What, specifically, do you want me to do? What's in it for me?
Parts of a Memo Heading The heading segment follows this general format MEMO TO:(readers'names and job titles) FROM:(your name and job title) DATE:(complete and current date) SUBJECT:(what the memo is about)
Parts of a Memo Heading The heading segment follows this general format ❖ MEMO TO: (readers' names and job titles) ❖ FROM: (your name and job title) ❖ DATE: (complete and current date) ❖ SUBJECT: (what the memo is about)
Body/Message Opening Segment reason for the memo Discussion Segment -instructions or information Closing Segment -what is required of the reader (confirmation,answers or feedback etc
Body/Message ❖ Opening Segment ▪ reason for the memo ❖ Discussion Segment ▪ instructions or information ❖ Closing Segment ▪ what is required of the reader (confirmation, answers or feedback etc.)
Considerations *No salutation,and signature Block form and double space Within a page,or will be a long memo
Considerations ❖ No salutation, and signature ❖ Block form and double space ❖ Within a page, or will be a long memo
Attachments Refer to attached documents,lists, graphs,tables,etc. E.g."Attached:Several Complaints about Product,January June 2010
Attachments ❖ Refer to attached documents, lists, graphs, tables, etc. ❖ E.g. “Attached: Several Complaints about Product, January - June 2010
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Sample 1 Memo for a subordinate 给下属的备忘录
Sample 1 Memo for a subordinate 给下属的备忘录