ENGLISH 221: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS WRITING
KING'S COLLEGE
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18711

READING: Same as Assignments 3 and 4

WRITING: MEMO TO MANAGERS

As a district manager of Mugsy Menswear, you are calling a meeting of all 15 branch managers for Wednesday, August 14, 1998, at the Ramada Inn in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Signs for the hotel, located on Church Street, can be seen all along the main highway into Williamsport. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00, though you realize that one or two of your branch managers may not be able to arrive in time. Dinner for 17 people will be provided. The meeting is expected to last no more than two hours. You have several items to address during the meeting, including current sales trends, projected sales during the upcoming Christmas season, changes in criteria for promotion, the opening of a new store in Carbondale, and several other matters (give at least two more). Also, you would like to hear each branch manager's ideas for new products. In the last fifteen minutes of the meeting, Dr. Robert Packwood will discuss sexual harassment in the work place.

In writing this memo, be sure to use proper format as indicated in the textbook. Also be sure to organize your memo into three distinct parts--a beginning, a middle, and a conclusion. Finally, set up you memo in a readable manner. Use headings or bullets, for example, if and where appropriate.