This week you will write a Good News Message, a Bad New Message, and a Persuasive Message using the three approaches you have learned. Refer to Week $4$ Assignment edits as you write. You will also use three different formats: email, memo, and formal letter.

Put all three messages on one Word document with titles on each message $($i$.$e$.$ Direct Approach Email, Indirect Approach Memo, etc.$)$ and insert a page break between each message which forces the next message to a new page of the document.

For the MEMO and LETTER, you should create your own letterhead: Make sure the company name is larger size font $($size $14$ minimum$)$ and use a size $11-$point font for the letterhead address: include the company address, telephone number, e$-$mail and$/$or website address, etc. Single space your letterhead. Add a logo if you'd like to$.$ Use size $11-$point font for the message paragraphs.

Use this Quick Format Guide Download Format Guideand the definitions$/$illustrations to review the Email and Memo Formats and to create the Letter Format.

Remember the Six C$\text{'}$s Download Six C$\text{'}$s of effective communication when composing your messages.

Make up any information needed to complete a message.

You will have one file saved as Student Last Name Week $6$ Message Approaches REVIEW.

Direct$/$Routine Approach Thank You Message

Write a message congratulating someone for something specific: a parent, sibling or grandparent$($s$)$ or a coach, a friend, a teacher or boss. This letter should be authentic as you should ACTUALLY SEND IT$.$ Be complete and descriptive. Recognizing someone and showing your appreciation is a strong EQ skill. Make your message reader$-$centered rather than about you $($write with no "I"s$.)$

Plan your message using the Direct Approach Download Direct Approachthree$-$paragraph strategy in an EMAIL format. Your final message should reflect the Six Cs of effective messages and acceptable email message format. You should be specific in the details regarding how this person$($s$)$ has affected your life.

Indirect Approach for Bad News Messages

Your partner in business, Jelly Roll, has used the company credit card when he was on vacation a couple months ago. You have spoken about the two month delay in paying the company back and you requested that he reimburse the $$6,559$ spent in London, England immediately. He has now asked for another $60$ days to reimburse the company. You are denying the request and need payment by May $1.$ Organize your thoughts: Determine the terms so that you can be complete in your message. You have legal and ethical issues to solveRemember that you want to keep your partner as you've worked along side each other for years and you've built a successful company.

Plan, compose, and complete one Indirect Approach$/$Bad News Message Download Indirect Approach$/$Bad News Messageusing a MEMO format. Apply the appropriate five paragraph bad news strategy. Your final message should reflect the Six Cs of effective messages.

Persuasive Message Approach

Write a letter to Simon Sinek or Peyton Manning $($or any celebrity you like$)--$or choose one of the fifteen people from these TED TalksLinks to an external site. $--$ to persuade him$/$her to speak at your business's conference called Building Emotional Intelligence in Business. Find and refer to an article about your invitee's journey in understanding the value of building Emotional Quotient $($EQ is the measure of EI$.)$ Link to the title of your article or TED Talk within your message. Spend time learning about EI$/$EQ before writing your message. Use materials$/$concepts from your text $($building your EI leads to more credibility in communications$)$ to complete your four paragraphs to persuade whomever you choose to speak at your conference. Your speaker's address is $2300$ Plain St$.$ in Chicago, IL $13001.$ Make up any additional information you need to give complete information.

The message should be written in the four$-$paragraph AIDA Persuasive Approach. Download ersuasive Approach.Create a BLOCK LETTER format with your business letterhead. You'll need a response by November $20.$ Your final letter should reflect the Six Cs and concepts for writing effective persuasive messages. You should be specific in your details of the conference.