CheckPoint: Persuasive Memo
Recall the characteristics of persuasive communication as well as the personal example you noted in DQ 1. As you compose your memo, remember to address any questions or objections the committee members might have.
COM 140 Contemporary Business Communication
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? Resources: Appendix A, Persuasive Messages, Model Documents Gallery, and Writing for Your Reader Checklist
? Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
? Review the Week Five reading Persuasive Messages.
? Review the sample memos in the Model Documents Gallery at http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/modeldocs/business.htm
? Write a 200- to 300-word persuasive memo to one of the committee members noted in Appendix A. In your memo, convince the committee members the service you chose for your final project is needed.
? Review the Writing for Your Reader Checklist at http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/axia/write_audience.html to ensure you have followed the guidelines for communicating effectively with your audience. If you cannot answer yes to every question, revise your message before submitting it.
? Post the CheckPoint as an attachment.
CheckPoint: Persuasive Memo
Recall the characteristics of persuasive communication as well as the personal example you noted in DQ 1. As you compose your memo, remember to address any questions or objections the committee members might
