Tham khảo tài liệu 'english for personal assistants - part 22', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Feedback 105 topic is normally introduced in the opening sentences and then moves on to supporting details - the body of the memo. This part of the memo is often presented in bullet points. Memos should not be longer than one page. The heading To Readers names and job titles From Writer s name and job title Date Subject Be specific and concise You have received this email from your boss DearAnne As the company is growing so fast I ve decided to lay on some courses on team-building and feedback. Can you write a memo to the HR department and ask them to get in touch with some external consultants to find out about length and content of courses and how much they charge. This is pretty urgent and I also want themto gettogether alist ofthose peoplein thecompanywhowould benefitfrom thecourseinthefirstinstance. Thanks Bill Task 11 Write the memo in neutral language. 12 Deadlines and Reminders The word deadline divides people into two groups those who shrink and groan at the very mention of it and those who prick up their ears and feel their energy levels rising. Think of a deadline as something positive it provides a framework so that you know exactly how much time you have to do a particular task or work on a project. It helps you plan. Of course a deadline must be realistic if it is too tight the quality of the work will probably suffer. Experience and planning will enable you to evaluate the feasibility of the deadline and if necessary you may need to get the deadline extended or the workload reduced. Asking to have deadlines extended or workload reduced Task 1 Below are some useful sentences to use when negotiating for more time. Complete the gaps with a word phrase from the box. The first one has been done as an example. calling in completed draft entails hitches meet offload reckon slack standards worked out 1. Having worked out exactly what this. I calculate that I ll need until the end of March to get a you. 2. I think we might have been too optimistic .
