This journal entry will complete the last of what I consider to be major assignments within the CM107 class. It has been a long and rewarding journey, that looking back went by very quickly. I am pleased that a chapter in my requirements is closing, and at the same time I am a bit sad that the class is over. Without further ado, it’s time to answer the requirements of this journal entry. The first question about what I see writing on the job is almost an unfair slow pitch over home plate. I say this because I am currently in my chosen career and I am already responsible for writing memorandums related to ladder company tactics, information technology systems, and personnel issues within the fire department. There are times these communications take the form of email, but typically, whether they are electronic or in…show more content… The first and the easiest is that I use memo templates that takes a lot of the formatting out of the equation and it gives the readers a familiar document from which to start. I also try to always ask who is the audience and to write to a level that they will be comfortable reading both in language and in nomenclature. It is important to maintain a familiar format and to use words that do not require readers to be referring to a dictionary multiple times throughout their reading of the email or the document. By following these simple steps and using the knowledge I have gained from this class, I now feel much more comfortable putting out internal communications be it email or be it a paper document. As I progress in my career, I see a time where I may have to release external documents such as build specifications for equipment or even public press releases. This class has given me the basic tools that I can scale up to meet most of the foreseeable challenges that lay ahead in my career.
