{"id":154,"date":"2017-08-09T15:53:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T15:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-clinton-technicalwriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=154"},"modified":"2017-08-09T15:53:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T15:53:04","slug":"writing-a-memorandum","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-clinton-technicalwriting\/chapter\/writing-a-memorandum\/","title":{"raw":"Writing a Memorandum","rendered":"Writing a Memorandum"},"content":{"raw":"This assignment will be somewhat different from the other two. You will not need to include a Cover Sheet for this assignment (though you certainly are free to pre-write). You are concerned about a problem in one of the two organizations you wrote about earlier. Write a memo to a person or persons in your organization addressing one of the following scenarios:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\na. 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Write a memo to a person or persons in your organization addressing one of the following scenarios:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a. If you have been given the responsibility of dealing with the problem, write to your supervisor and explain your response (actions, suggestions, decisions).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>b. If you have discovered the problem and want another person or group to solve it, then write to that audience and persuade them to respond (to come up with a solution or to follow one you&#8217;ve suggested).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use short sentences and short paragraphs. Don&#8217;t try to fit everything into one big section. Also, provide some depth to this. 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