Chapter 7: Traditional Written Communication
Learning Objectives
1. Identify the parts of effective letters. Identify the parts of effective traditional documents such as letters, memos, reports, and proposals.
2. Plan, write, revise, and edit short documents and messages that are organized, complete, and tailored to specific audiences.
i. Format and write documents and messages such as memos and letters.
ii. Format and write short documents such as reports.
iii. Utilize a variety of document formats.
We continue our applied-writing unit with traditional document forms that are still vital to the functioning of modern businesses have. Despite origins as handwritten and typed hard-copy documents, letters, memos, reports, and proposals continue to prove their worth both in the form of printed hard copies and electronic documents shared by email. Every professional should familiarize themselves with the conventions associated with each type of document so that they can use them to achieve their particular purposes.
