Special considerations for memos

How many paper memos do you read…compared to emails you receive?…Obviously, memos are declining…as email messages increase.…Those memos that are used are almost…always sent internally, whereas the letter…is sent to external business readers.…However, even though the majority of information…today is conveyed through email, the memorandum,…or memo, for short, is still used in business.…What are some situations for which you might…choose the memo as the best medium to use?…A memo might be an attachment…to an email message, or it may be something…that's posted on the bulletin board…for all employees to see.…

Therefore, business writers still need…to know the correct style and parts of a memo.…In all the following examples,…the memo could stand alone,…or it could be that attachment…to an email message, or both.…Company policy changes.…Hours, products sold, insurance.…Anything employees need to know.…Or announcements.…A promotion, a welcome to a new employee,…holiday parties, a congratulatory message…that an employee might want to frame.…