Document Development Exposition: Workplace Correspondence

Explain in detail your document’s development from planning to finish, describing your
challenges, how you overcame them, and what you learned.

Planning
I felt that it would be best for me to tie together my topics for the White Paper and the Workplace
Correspondence packet. I didn’t want my topics to be too closely related to each other, so I decided
to put more of a specific emphasis on desertification in the United States for my Correspondence
packet.

First Draft (for peer editing)

Before peer editing, I felt that my packet was technically sound in terms of proper prose and
grammar. I knew that some background information would be needed in both my email and memo,
so I tried my best to give the background necessary for understanding the issue, without
overwhelming the recipient.

Second Draft (for your packet)

After my peers’ feedback, it was clear that some revisions to my formatting and images was
necessary. I decided to change the color of my secondary headings, as some suggested that they
were too similar. I also decided to incorporate a different image, as I was informed that the image I
had chosen previously was difficult to distinguish.

Final Draft (for your portfolio)

After gaining my professor’s feedback, I edited the contents of my email and memo to show that it
was an internal interaction within an organization. I clearly stated what I was expecting in return
from the email and added information into my memo to inform the recipients why they were
receiving it. Additionally, I made sure that my documents were formatted in block style and that
they matched in style, cutting out any color and utilizing simple bold and italicized heading styles. A
signature block was also inserted into my Correspondence email. Through this process, I gained
much more knowledge on communication and formatting expectations within a workplace.