Virtual University English 201: Business & Technical Communication

Assignment 3

Due Date: November 4, 2003. Total Marks: 50

• Attempt all Questions.

• Copied and identically same assignments will be awarded
zero marks.

Question No. 1
15
Identify your purpose, Analyze your audience, Choose your ideas, Collect data to support
you ideas, and organize your message, are the basic Five steps for preparing effective
Business message. Discuss in detail all Five steps.

Question No. 2
15
What does good Organization mean? Identify the characteristics of a well organized
message. Explain why organization is important to both the audience and the
communicator?

Question No.3
20
a) Define memorandum. What are the purposes and distinctive elements of writing a
memorandum?
b) Prepare a memorandum about the new office timing during the month of Ramzan-
ul-Mubarak.