INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

DATE:

DECEMBER 11, 2014

TO:

MELODEE LAMBERT

FROM:

JESSICA BUHLMAN

RE:

REFLECTION MEMO

What connection do you see between your proposal or project and any of your other classes?
The connections that I can make between my proposal and final project to any of my other classes I
have had are:

Group Workin this class I have had more group work than any other class. Each major
project is completed in a group setting.

Communication SkillsI have learned new skills in effective written business

communication. More importantly, the memos that we have written have increased my
knowledge of business writing.

Editingdeveloping the skill of editing a document to be finalized.

Page Layout and DesignI have learned the importance of page layout and design, and how
to make a document look more professional.

What connection do you see between your proposal or project and your interests outside the
class work?
Connection between my proposal and outside the class are:

Volunteer WorkI love animals, and enjoy working with them in all areas: rescue, training,
adoptions, informing people of the importance of spaying/neutering, and I want to help not
only the animals, but the individual organizations that I work with.

HobbiesI enjoy training my dog in completive performance sports (obedience and rally)
and want to share that enjoyment with others by helping them to train their dogs in these
areas.

Connection between my final project and outside the class are:

Knowledgeto become a better leader both for business and educational purposes by
learning better ways to not only manage, but work with people.

Group Workto become a better team member/leader and develop my communication

skills.

MELODEE LAMBERT
DECEMBER 11, 2014
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How does your proposal or project reflect your understanding of the following fundamental
principle of business writing?
My proposal reflects my understanding of following the fundamental principles of business writing
by:

Adaptations and the Selection of Wordssuch as editing documents for content, grammar,
and organization.

Writing for Effectutilizing the correct writing format of an inter-office memo. I also
learned to write for a target audience (my proposals target audience was my peers).

My project reflects my understanding of following the fundamental principles of business writing by:

Adaptations and the Selection of Words

Construction of Clear Sentences and Paragraphs

For both above bullets I learned a lot from being my research groups editor. I learned about
technology and the tools that I have available to me as well as how to write a professional document.

Writing for Effectwe had a target audience and the document that we wrote had to be
written for that audience.