Take a look at this internal email memo, sent to 50 people, and see if you can identify some of the communication problems:
TO: Bobby Johnson
SUBJECT: Retirement Party
Hello everyone. As you know Joe Banyon is retiring next month. I've been asked by some of his friends to arrange a little farewell party in his honour.
The date is Friday, 6 p.m. at City Café, and we hope you can make it.
We would like to give him a gift certificate. We are asking everyone to contribute. Let me know ASAP.
See you there.
Bobby
Review the email to Bobby Johnson found in Chapter 5 under the heading: "Choosing a Channel" in your textbook.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that answers the following:
Identify the communication problems with the email.
Using the 10 Cs for Writing Effectively, rewrite the email. Include: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness, connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure.
Identify which Cs you used where and how that changed the email in terms of the effectiveness.
Identify the strategies used for composing a more effective message.
The format of the paper is to be as follows:
Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format in a Microsoft Word document.
Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.
In addition to the three to four (3-4) pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor's name, the course title, and the date.