Reflection for the Memorandum

Yechan Bae

Professor Matyakubova

English 21003-M

February 13, 2018

Memorandum Reflection

            I really enjoyed writing my first memorandum, and the course learning objectives and other tips we learned in class helped me significantly. Exemplifying the Microsoft memorandum, I kept in mind how we highlighted the fact that memos should be short and precise. I usually find it difficult to write shortly, so this was a challenge which I had to overcome. After rounds of deleting several unnecessary words and information as much as possible, I was finally satisfied with my memorandum and its shortness. I found it easy to delete unnecessary words and sentences by thinking, “If I am the reader, would I find this sentence helpful?” Also, following the basic structure guidelines we discussed in class not only helped me in shortening the length of my writing, it also helped me to address the problem as well as providing a solution to the problem effectively.

            Although the assignment description stated that I can write about any topic of my interest, I found it useful to write a memo with a real-life situation that I am facing currently. I found this useful because it gave me more passion throughout the writing as the thought of possibly sending the memo to the recipient made me work harder. As discussed in class, I strongly believe that I, a science major, is also responsible and capable of being a good writer. This I believe because first, I do not want to make a similar mistake a Microsoft employer made, second, I agree that our society will be a better place if the science majors expresses their thoughts on politics and other areas by their writing.