Purpose of written communication
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by john
We write to or e-mail other people in order to give them information they need. We also would contact them to ask them for information we need. The other reasons for contacting may to make recommendations or suggestions to persuade. It may be to request action by the other person. Sometimes, only one of these purposes applies, other times a single letter or memo may cover several purposes. When you reflect on your purpose in making the communication you can begin to think about the best way to express what you want through the tone you adopt, the choice of words, and so on.
