MHR 405 Lecture 8: BUS 221 NOTES
16 Oct 2017
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Arguments: set of claims in which some of those claims are offered as reasons in support of another. In business the best decision is of limited value without convincing argument supporting it: the best argument is worthless unless communicated clearly, communication is hard and requires practice, memos and presentations require a formula. Memos and critical thinking: clear business communication matters because , effective way to motivate people to get things done, writing strong memos is a way to get noticed, good memos save time! Structure of memos (standard structure: header, to: readers" names and job titles, from: writer"s name and job title, date: complete and current date, subject: (this memo is about:) , body: The 4 cs of memo writing: carful, clear, concise, clean. Be careful: don"t send a memo (or another email) , while seriously angry, before double-checking the recipients, while drunk or otherwise impaired, before attending to the other three cs.
