...| |DS Information Systems Corporation | Memo To: From: Date: December 31, 2013 Subject: Funding Request for Business Writing Course As a Network System Administrator, I often send e-mails to various organizations at Nellis AFB and I am frequently asked to write memos, official letters, reports and briefings on the various projects our company is involved with. Currently, all of this work has to get reviewed by our site lead to ensure that it is error free, which sometimes causes massive overhead and late submissions. There is a refresher Business Writing course taught at the local community college that addresses all the training required to accomplish our company’s writing needs. I am interested in attending this class and would like to request funding to do so. Currently, we have a Technical Education account that covers expenses for classes that help acquire technical certifications. I would like to extend the account to cover courses similar to this writing one because I feel it will directly benefit our technical communications. It will strengthen my ability to communicate effectively on the job by teaching me how to compose messages using a structured business writing process. My ultimate goal is to alleviate some of the time constraint that is put on our site lead when he has numerous business documents to review. ...
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...Memo To: Recipient’s Name, Recipient’s Title Department of Defense Army National Guard From: Your Name, Your TitleSGT Jameka Samuel (Automated Logistic Specialist) CC: National Guard Bureau Name and title of individuals you want to copy in on your correspondence; if there are no courtesy copies, leave this line off Date: The date you are sending the memo19 June 2014 Subject: A clear subject line reflecting the focus of your document In need of a sponsor for writing course As we all know in the military being leader depends on your ability to think critically and creatively and to communicate your intention and decision to others. The ability to communicate clearly to get your intent and ideas across so that others understand your message and act on it is one of the primary qualities of leadership. Poor writing and communication in the military is mostly attributed to lack of proper training, lack of confidence and lack of leadership. Taking a soldier out onto the battlefield with a poor communicator could lead to potential deaths of inanest soldiers. With that being said this this is an opportunity to help a striving soldier to become a better leader in the military world by requesting to take a Business Writing Course at Kaplan University in Jacksonville Florida . The cost of the course is $1300.00 which includes all books and necessary course materials. The course will take place over a 6 week time period beginning June...
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...Memo To: John Smith, Small Business Director From: Joan Jones, Accounting Associate Date: October 28, 2012 Subject: Funding for a Business Writing Course I am writing to request funding to participate in an upcoming class, Business Writing, held at Un known University. The class will focus on effective writing strategies in a business setting and how writing simpler, clearer, and being concise will enable a better understanding of written material by the readers. Also focuses on effective communication strategies for oral and written formats either on a one-to-one basis or for a larger audience. It will also focus on how to write so that the reader understands the information you are conveying. This ten week class begins January 15, 2013 at a cost of $535.00. The registration fee includes all course materials that will be needed for the class. This class will provide me with an opportunity for professional development and a stronger confidence in my writing ability for letters and reports. The class will provide me with the ability to better communicate with clients and co-workers with a clearer and better understandable format to my writing. This course will allow me to perform my current position in a more professional and timely manner. With improved writing abilities there will be less time explaining misconceptions and confusions of what was meant by the letter, report, email, or memo to the reader. The benefit to the company is the professionalism...
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...Date: 9/9/2012 To: Emmett Rodriguez, CEO of Expressions of Hue Cc: Audra Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager From: Amanda Maybery, Payroll Specialist and Project Manager RE: Tuition Reimbursement Request for Business Communications Course Having the knowledge and training to get a job done is essential for an employee to thrive and flourish in the workplace. It is for this reason that I am interested pursuing higher education in the field of Management. I would like to request tuition reimbursement for a course offered by Kaplan University called Business Communications. I believe that Expressions of Hue and its employees would greatly benefit from this particular course. This course directly correlates with my current position as a Payroll Specialist and Project Manager. As a Payroll Specialist and Project Manager (PSPM) for Expressions of Hue, I am responsible for communicating effectively with customers, co-workers and independent business owners during the bidding process through e-mail, letters, and memos on a daily basis. This memo represents the results of my research and findings as to why tuition reimbursement would be cost effective and efficient for the company. What Are the Advantages? Tuition reimbursement offers several important advantages: • The skills learned and practice during the course will increase the level of productivity at work. • By further expanding my education and obtaining an advanced...
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...Subject: Funding for Business Writing Course The purpose of this memo is to request funding for a business writing course being offered at Briarcliffe College. This course will not only benefit me; it will benefit the company in many ways by giving me the tools necessary to be more capable at doing my job. At the end of this course I should feel more confident in my ability to write in a more professional and understandable manner. In my position, I am constantly writing, whether it’s an email to an individual’s family or formal billing summaries for the state. How many times have billing summaries been returned from the state because they are not clear on how a service was run or because of senseless grammar errors? There have also been issues where a family didn’t understand a routine notice and call the supervisors for clarity. This does not create a very professional image for our company as a whole. Each time this happens it takes up valuable company time that can be spent on more productive tasks. Below are a few benefits the company will experience: Save time and money more productive and proficient business meetings A more professional image for the company. As I stated above, the course is being offered at . It will begin on October 15, 2011 and run till December 3, 2011. The total cost is $650; $500 for tuition, $75 for technology fees, and $75 for the book. This is a small investment to the future of this company. We will be able to set ourselves apart...
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...Memo To: LD, Pricebook Manager From: Laurie Nelson, Pricebook Analyst Date: 2/1/2012 Re: Request for Funding for a Business Communications course I would like to request funding to participate in an upcoming class, Business Communications (GB512), at Kaplan University in West Des Moines. As an employee that cares about XXX & XX, its impact on the environment and on the community, I have decided to research the effect of a wind turbine on energy savings to the company. The ability to communicate more professionally will assist me in presenting my research of the wind turbine and its benefits to KG. I am part of the Green Task Force committee here and plan to present it to them. It will also be a benefit to me in presenting it as a sustainability project to KK, CEO. Cost of the class is $1764 for six weeks which includes all course material and software. Start date is February 12th and meets one night a week for three hours. The class focuses on effective written communication for the business environment with attention on how to analyze business problems using research and presenting ideas in ways that achieve your business purpose. It will not only give me valuable information for writing the research paper and the presentation of my project it will also provide me an opportunity for professional development. Attending this class will enable me to also effectively communicate in my current position and any...
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...Funding Request Memo 11 June 2012 MEMORANDUM TO: Michael Braden, CEO FROM: Michael Renger SUBJECT: Funding Request for Veterans Administration Business Writing Course Recent developments within the company have led to miscommunication efforts between department supervisors. The lack of effective written and verbal communications has resulted in decreased productivity, misrouted work orders, low morale and disorderly conduct. Written communications from our department heads have been hard to follow and difficult for our employees to understand. The lack of effective communication between departmental heads, subordinates, and through to upper management will cause the organization to fail. The Veterans Administration training facility located in Raleigh, North Carolina, is sponsoring a three-day course which is designed to train our department heads on the fundamentals of writing. The course will enhance the skills that are already instilled in our leaders and ensure that our communication efforts are improved. We currently have four departments of which we can send each department head or representative of that department. Each attendee will be equipped with the necessary tools required to complete the course. The cost per attendee will be $850.00, which includes room and board, along with continental breakfast and buffet-style lunch. The total requested funding amount would be $3400.00 for training; and due to our proximity...
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...Memo To: From: Date: 10/30/2012 Re: Request for Funding of a Business Communications course I would like to request funding to participate in an upcoming class, Business Communications (GB512), at Kaplan University Online. As an employee of Lowe’s who cares about employee development and performance I have decided to do some research on performance management best practices that could be beneficial to the company as a whole. My ability to communicate better as a professional will ensure that my presentation skills and research on performance management is easily understood by the Directors and Area Managers for Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. Being able to look into this topic and create solutions will help me to be more confident in my presentation skills and ensure that my thoughts are being communicated effectively to my audience. . The course I am wishing to participate in is Business Communications and is a six week course that will cost $1814.00 which includes all software, course material and technology fees. The start date of this course is November 14th and will consist of seminars and online discussions boards which will require participation several nights each week. This class will help me to strengthen my written communication in the business environment that I am currently working in. I feel as though this course will help me to move forward and grow in my skills of analyzing and presenting research items to a group of colleagues with Lowe’s...
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...DIRECT AND INDIRECT APPROACHES In writing letters, memos, and e-mail messages (the focus of Chapters 2 and 3), one issue that you'll need to consider is whether your message is one that is likely to be well-received or one that may encounter resistance or ill-will--a "bad news" message of some type. Searle’s spends a good bit of time in Chapter 1 discussing tone and making sure to use a reader-centered perspective that utilizes a "you" approach and positive wording. In addition to a reader-centered perspective, however, you also should consider the difference between what is called a direct and an indirect approach when organizing letters, memos, and e-mail messages, especially ones that convey bad news. DIRECT APPROACH The direct approach anticipates no resistance to its message--for instance, "you've been hired," "your order is being shipped today," or even "the project will be done in one week." In this case, organizing your message is simple. Searle’s mentions that memos and letters should have some kind of brief introduction, sometimes as its own paragraph. If you're using the direct approach, this introduction is simply a straightforward statement of the main point of the message. For instance, if you are writing a letter to confirm an order, simply begin by stating, "We have received your order for part #23-B-4439 and are shipping it today." Then the rest of the letter can provide details like shipping time, cost, etc. Whenever possible, use the direct approach...
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...CA Bank | To: | | From: | | CC: | | Date: | 6/30/2015 | Re: | Request for Funding to Complete a Business Writing Course | Comments: | In banking, there are many times where employees are expected to write professional emails, letters or memos; whether to customers or bank employees. There are instances where the employee may not understand or know exactly what to write to convey the message professionally. With managing the teller line, the lead tellers often have to respond to other departments and many times they may ask for help in writing the message. With this little knowledge in wiring effectively, a business writing course would be an essential way to help bridge this gap. In this business writing course, there will be much information taught that will help with teaching employees and staff how to effectively write clearly. As the leader, I would be able to take this course and bring the required information back to the team. So, instead of sending multiple individuals for one class; you would only have to send one. I would be able to take this course at University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Thursday nights at 6pm; which will not interfere with day-to-day operations of the bank. Any required writings would be completed on the weekends to insure that I would not need any time off to complete school work. Also, the cost for the program is $1580.00 for 30 credit hours. I understand that this may seem expensive but you will be only sending me compared to sending...
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...conceptualizing, evaluating, applying, and analyzing information to reach an answer or a conclusion. This allows the reader to process the information received to come to a reasonable conclusion based on a reasoned process. This process involve the utilization of the ten step methodology presented in Browne and Keeley’s book called “Asking the Right Questions”. These steps are used to achieve a clearer understanding of the issues being evaluated. In this paper, I will be using Browne and Keeley’s ten step methodology presented in “Asking the right questions” to analyze the memo title “Leadership Development Program” writing by Mr. Anil Ravaswami to Ms. Cynthia Castle (CEO of Cliffside Holding Company of Massapequa CHCM). I will be analyzing the memo by going through each steps of the critical thinking model. This is to show my level of understanding of the intended messages being conveyed by Mr. A. Ravaswami’s memo. Critical Thinking: Leadership-Development Programs In Browne and Keeley’s book “Asking the Right Question”, Browne and Keeley discuss what the characteristics of an active reader or listener is. Browne and Keeley indicated that an active reader or listener is one who possesses the ability to utilize the search strategy, which explains or reveal an in depth answers to the question asked by the writer. These involves a process of asking certain powerful questions in order to reach a personal decision based off of an author’s argument. These powerful questions are what...
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...In this internal Cliffside Holding Company memo, Mr. Anil Ravaswami, Vice President of Human Resources of writes to Ms. Cynthia Castle, CEO to discuss the proposition of a leadership development program for junior insurance executives. Ms. Forsythe of Cliffside Holdings has proposed the new program and identified the total cost to be “$100,000.00 per year plus approximately the same amount for lost time on the job.” Mr. Ravaswami discusses the reasons he believes Cliffside Holding Company should not fund this new development program. The memo and rationale will be analyzed using the steps for Critical Thinking modeled in Asking the Right Questions by Brown and Keeley (2015). What are the issue and conclusion? The issue, or question being raised is apparent in the first sentence of the memo, “That we establish and fund a new leadership development program of our junior insurance executives.” Ravaswami writes that several of the senior leadership members at CHCM have not gone through such training and despite this, are all very “successful and effective without such programs” He goes on to point out that personality traits such as ambition, self confidence and intelligence were possessed by several known leaders throughout history show that leaders are not made, but born. The conclusion, as highlighted in the ‘Conclusion and Recommendations’ of the memo is “CHCM should not invest in the proposed initiative to send its junior executives for annual leadership training.” In...
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...Leading Donald Dexter to be presumed that the overtime expenditures were out of control in the correct division. Thus, he realizes the effort to send out a memo directed to the Director of Correction, Charles R. Goodheart. In addressing the issue of overtime expenditure within the correctional system payroll division. In answers to the memo sent by Finance Director, Donald D. Dexter, the director of the correction presents several key elements to justify the overtime expenditure, turnover, and requirement to fill the position. Hospital watch,...
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...Company Memo University of Maryland University College Introduction Amidst this barrage of information in today’s world, it is often difficult to make a decision and stand by it, assured that it was the most advantageous to all those involved. Fortunately, critical thinking is a tool available to assist in making well thought out decisions in the face of contradictory opinions and impulsive actions. In Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking, Browne and Keeley (2013) explain that critical thinking is “reacting with systematic evaluation to what you have heard and read” (p. 4). They further assert that critical thinking “requires a set of skills and attitudes that are built around a series of related critical questions” (p. 4). By asking the right questions, we employ the skill of critical thinking to enhance what and how we process information. To examine the concept of critical questions, this paper will analyze a business document from Cliffside Holding of Massapequa using the critical thinking model outlined by Browne and Keeley (2013) in Asking the Right Questions. Analysis Mr. Anil Ravaswami, Vice-President (VP) of Human Resources (HR) of Cliffside Holding Company of Massapequa (CHMC), wrote a memo to CEO Cynthia Castle in response to her request for the evaluation of a proposal for a new leadership development program to be designed for Cliffside’s junior insurance executives (personal communication, October 10, 2012). To evaluate the memo, the...
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...Procedure 2. Recruitment and Selection Framework A. Overview of the process B. Review the job and the need for it C. Search Committees D. Flow Charts 3. Request for Personnel Action 4. Advertising A. Job Posting B. Employee Priority Posting 5. Selection Process A. Screening Applications B. Arranging the Interview C. Interviewing D. Selection Tests E. Hiring Decision F. Reference Checks G. Background checks H. Pre-employment Drug Screening I. Disqualifications J. Employment Offer K. Post Interview Follow-up 6. Positions Requiring A Search Committee A. Selecting Committee Members B. The Role of the Chair and the Committee C. Hiring Decision D. Communication with Candidates E. Search File September 20, 2007 Edition APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Position Management Form APPENDIX 2: Candidate Criteria Chart (example) APPENDX 3: Interview Schedule (example) APPENDIX 4: Guidelines for Developing Interviewing Questions APPENDIX 5: Questions to Avoid During the Interview APPENDIX 6: Examples of Acceptable/Discriminatory Questions APPENDIX 7: Questions to Ask Supervisors/Managers APPENDIX 8: Questions to Ask Support Staff APPENDIX 9: Behavioral Interviewing Questions APPENDIX 10: Employment Reference Request APPENDIX 11: Education Verification Checklist 1. PURPOSE OF THE PROCEDURE Recruiting and selecting the right people is paramount to the success of Valdosta...
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