Chapter10BusinessMemosLEARNINGOBJECTIVESknowthedefinitionofmemos;identifythetypesofmemos;explainthecommunicativepurposesofmemos;choosetheappropriateformattowritebusinessmemos;understandthelanguagefeaturesofmemos
Memorandum,alsocalledmemoorinternalmemo,isakindofsimpleandefficientinternalcommunicationwithinabusinessorganization
商务备忘录(memos)是商业机构内部和企业内部用来联系工作、交流信息和处理一般公务常采用的一种文体
备忘录——“memos”是英文“memorandum”的缩写形式
备忘录一词源自拉丁语“memoro”(提到,想起,涉及)和“gerundivememorandum”(令人难忘)
PRINCIPLESFORLESSONPLANNINGbusinessmemos商务备忘录memosofminutessynopsis会议纪要式备忘录memosoflegaldocuments法律公文式备忘录PRINCIPLESFORLESSONPLANNINGformalmemos正式备忘录simplifiedmemos简化备忘录ClassificationofBusinessMemoshard-copymemos打印备忘录electronicmemos电子备忘录InformativeMemos信息类备忘录通常用来传递或解释公司的政策方针和公告等
作为决策性的文件(decision-makingdocum