Chapter 7, Activity 7-25, Making Routine Requests; Completing: Evaluating Content, Organization, and Tone pg. 184 (eText go to the Chapter; Summary; Practice Your Skills)

To prepare for this assignment, review the Chapter 7 readings on strategies for routine requests and common examples of routine requests.

As you revise the message in activity 7-25, consider the following:

• The tone and wording of the message are unprofessional and negative (e.g., Im fed up, I dont have time) and the focus is misplaced.
• Instead of dealing primarily with the problems associated with the current accounting firm, the main idea should be the request for information on how the prospective firm can help.
• The closing is abrupt; instead, close the message cordially (you can use fictitious contact information).