Keywords: Tone, register, diction, syntax

Background:

When I write an email or communication to my students or to my colleagues, I know how important it is to clearly state my purpose within the first lines of the message. This is because attention spans are short, distractions are many, and time is money. To increase my chances in successfully communicating essential info, I have become an expert in defining my purpose within a small space, while applying and sustaining the appropriate tone and register for my audience. If you do not know what any of the key words used here mean, please look them up in the context of strategic writing and rhetoric. That aside, this is your chance to create statements of purpose like a pro. Don't look like a novice; take your time to think these out.

Instructions:

After reading chapters 4-6 on effective communication, respond to the drill below while being mindful of syntax, diction, tone, and register. I will be looking for the perfect combination of efficacy and audience awareness for each scenario, so give them your best shot. As always, DO NOT USE AI FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. Be sure to draft and edit your statements for numbers 1-6 in a Google Doc shared with me, and then copy, paste, and submit your numbered responses in an original post to this weeks forum. Note that you will not be able to see your cohorts attempts until after you post your own and that I randomly use AI to determine if a student response is organic or produced by ChatGPT.

Here is your challenge:

For each of the following communication tasks, construct a single statement that defines your purpose for communicating. Your statement can consist of a compound or simple sentence that utilizes punctuation and/or conjunctions to determine length and complexity. Your defining statement must equal one complete sentence only; run-ons and fragments will immediately be disqualified. For some fun, though, you may be as creative as you wish and pretend you are really writing these as an employee or employer.

Good luck!

1. A report to your boss, the store manager, about the outdated items in the warehouse
2. A memo to clients about your booth at the upcoming trade show
3. A letter to a customer who hasnt made a payment for three months
4. A memo to employees about the departments high phone bills
5. A phone call to a supplier, checking on an overdue parts shipment
6. A report to future users of the computer program you have chosen to handle the companys mailing list

Extra Credit #7): Note that you must include an explanation for termination and approximate time before release)

7. A letter to a longtime employee about a termination OR A letter to a new hire about a layoff.

Please read in order and follow intructions also number separate your answers so easy to read !! Make your answers sound professional and add details !!