During the first ten minutes of class, write a summary memo on Writing That Works, Ch 10, “Writing Informal Reports.” Some questions to guide your responses: What are informal reports? What kinds of information should you include in each different kind of report? What is a critical practice for any kind of report–formal or informal?

During the first ten minutes of class, write a summary memo on your reading for today’s class: Writing That Works, Ch 9, “Writing Business Correspondence,” and add it as a comment to this blog post. What does chapter nine add to your thinking about business correspondence that began in chapter eight? Have you written some of the kinds of business message types that are described in chapter nine, and if so, what were their purpose and how were they received by the reader?

During the first ten minutes of class, write a summary memo on your reading for today’s class: Writing That Works, Ch. 8, “Understanding the Principles of Business Correspondence.” In addition to your summary, have you engaged in business correspondence before? For example, emailing a boss, writing a letter to a company, or something else? Share your specific experiences if you have them.

During the first ten minutes of class, write a summary memo of your reading of Writing That Works, Ch 7, “Designing Effective Documents and Visuals.” Include in your summary examples that you can recall of effective documents and visuals. These could include well-designed websites, brochures, manuals, infographics, etc. If any of these examples can be found online, please include a link in addition to your description of the example.