Memos: Short and Sweet (Not!)

Last week I wrote a memo for our client regarding a trade show. I thought it was going to be a short, easy assignment, but wow, was I wrong! Since this was my first time writing one, it took me a couple of days to finally capture the language my co-worker wanted. And even after I submitted it, I still had work to do. The client wanted me to double-check the price of a booth, so I called my contact at the trade show, and I realized that I had forgotten an extra zero at the end of the estimate! I felt like crawling under the table afterwards; hopefully you never make that same mistake when you write one.

I found this article about memos on Purdue University's website. It's a little lengthy, but it gives a very good explanation about how to tackle a memo assignment. I would suggest you at least glance at it before you start, so that you're familiar with the format and writing style that's expected of you.