Why do we worry about the length and style of sentences, when we know most people just glance at a memo in the first place? The answer is simple, because long, complicated, meandering thoughts will not be read or comprehended by our target audience. The workplace is a notorious setting for bad letters and memos. My colleagues and I will often glance at a memo and either through it out or stuff it away in our briefcase. A more grievous offense is sending a long winded letter home to parents. Parents do not have the time or patience for such diatribes. An example of this scenario can be found at my workplace in the Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) letter home to parents.
The CEO's letter is way too long and will not be read by students, teachers, or parents. There are some issues with overall presentation and layout. The first thing that grabs your attention is the inserted table on page one. The table is flawed, because it has a column that is unnecessary (i.e., PA Proficiency......

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Title: Writing
Approximate Word Count: 841
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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