Business & Technical English Writing - Memorandum

MEMORANDUM (BRIEF, INFORMAL REPORT)

·     Memorandum used to establish a record.

·     transmitting the message from one or more authors to one or more recipients.

·     E-mail messages typically take the form of memoranda. 

·     key statements first, and the details further on.

·     begin with a brief summary statement

MEMORANDA PURPOSES

·     to request information

·     to make announcements

·     to outline policies

·     to transmit meeting minutes. 

SAMPLE MEMO FORMAT / TEMPLATE

·     TO: 

·     FROM:

·     DATE: 

·     SUBJECT:

·     First Sentence Reason for the memo

·     Second Sentence - Main Body

o  Any Instruction or information

·     Closing Sentence

o  What is required of the reader e.g. confirmation, answers or feedback