Dear ____ Four Memos Indirect Direct Each With

Due: 1) On this day, you should hand in final drafts of the four memos on which you have been

working (10% of final grade). These memo assignments require you to be a bit creative in the sense

that you will need to invent details regarding the company you work for, the client(s) you service, the

kind(s) of project(s) you are working on, the company-related or client-related obstacles you are facing,

and the deadlines you are attempting to satisfy. Memo Assignment 1 (100 word minimum): You

are working to support your boss and your company. Write a well-crafted memo to your boss explaining

why your project will be late (direct approach). This memo subject would be suited to just about any

profession. It should be formatted like an email, starting with email addresses in the “To” and “From”

boxes and with a “Subject” that gives the recipient an indication of the email’s contents. Start the body

of the email with “Dear ____,” Memo Assignment 2 (125 word minimum): You are servicing one of

your company’s clients. Write a well-crafted memo to your client explaining the stalled progress of the

project you have been working on, the disappointing marketing data you have recently received, and the

possibility that you and the client want might to consider revising your initial marketing strategy (indirect

approach). If you cannot think of a way that this memo assignment reflects the field you will be

entering, you should imagine working for a marketing or advertising company. The reference to

“disappointing marketing data” suggests that your company or a third-party contractor have been

conducting research of the target consumers for your client’s project. The data is “disappointing”

because it suggests that your initial marketing strategy might not be adequately tailored to your client’s

desired consumer. You thought your client’s customers would want or care about one thing, but it turns

out they want or care about something else. Memo Assignment 3 (125 word minimum): You are a

supervisor who interviewed a candidate who did not get the job. Write a well-crafted memo to the

rejected job candidate showing that there were positives to the applicant’s background and interview but

that there was a more ideal candidate (indirect approach). This memo subject would be suited to just

about any profession. It should be formatted like an email, starting with email addresses in the “To” and

“From” boxes and with a “Subject” that gives the recipient an indication of the email’s contents. Start the

body of the email with “Dear ____,” Memo Assignment 4 (100 word minimum): You are the boss.

Write a well-crafted memo to your team in which you request the progress reports with which they

promised to provide you at your last meeting (direct approach) (10% of final grade). This memo subject

would be suited to just about any profession. Format it in conventional memo format with a “To,”

“From,” “Subject,” “Date.” Where it says “progress reports” you could instead talk about “project

updates.”