What is a memo?
- Teaching Writing
- Teaching writing style
"Use memos within your organization and use a letter to the outside world"
Essential Elements Of The Heading
Elements include four lines (To, From, Subject, Date)
The Body
* Use headings to help readers skim sections of the document.
* Numbered and bulleted lists make information easily accessible.
* Typographical formatting such as underlining, boldface, and italics make headings and important information stand out.
* Keep paragraphs short and concise.
* Use strong, active verbs, personal pronouns, and appropriate vocabulary.
* In the past, memos required no signature or conclusion other than "Please contact me if you have questions." Today, it is common for memos to close like letters, with a "Sincerely," and a typed name under a hand-written signature. If in doubt about how to close a memo, ask for a template that indicates your organization's standard practice.
Keep It Short!
A memo is short. Most experts say two pages should be tops -- after which a memo starts to turn into a report. If you can boil down even a two-page memo to two paragraphs that take up only a half page and still convey the same facts, you get an A in business.
More information
- English Works! How to write memos
- How to Write Memos!
- How to Write a Business Memo
- Examples and discussion of how to write a business memo and other important company documents.
- How to Write Memos
- How to Write Memos
- How to Write a Memo - wikiHow
- wikiHow article about How to Write a Memo.
- How to Write a Memo -
- How to Write a Memo From LoveToKnow Business
- Memo Format
- Memo Format
Questions about memos?
Mati wrote
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