There are three messages to generate for this assignment.

There are three messages to generate for this assignment. They should all be contained in a single document. Clearly label each.

Supply any information that is not given but that would lend substance to the messages. Use your resources to ensure you have properly formatted, professionally written messages. Include the standard information found in an email (To, Cc, Bcc, Subject) and a writer’s signature block in each message. These messages should be soundly developed, so ensure you do a mental evaluation of how well you used the six Cs.

Email 1: English Channels, the company for which you work, has charged you with the task of fielding inquiries about product design and stock. Currently, you’re drafting a response to Mrs. Bobbie Knight, who wants to know if your company still carries pink Battenburg lace parasols; she’d like to purchase several for an upcoming garden tea party.

Email the sales manager in charge of parasols to see if the pink Battenburg lace parasols are available in the quantity Mrs. Knight needs. You need the sales manager’s response immediately as Mrs. Knight is working under a tight deadline.

Email 2: Your close friend and colleague has announced his retirement at the end of the year. Send him a congratulatory email, being sure to provide specific details about his career. The idea is to present acknowledgment of his contributions not to merely rehash what he already knows of himself.

Email 3: Provide a response to the following email message. Consider [Your Name] to read your actual name.

From: Assilem V. Zelaznog ([email protected])
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2015
To: [Your Name] ([email protected])
Subject: Planning the Business Correspondence Workshop

Hello [Your Name].

I am excited that I have been assigned to assist with the planning of your upcoming Business Correspondence Workshop.

Attached is a copy of the Westchester’s Event Planning Agreement. Please review it carefully and return the signed copy via email, as the signed agreement is necessary for us to move forward.

As we prepare for this next stage in the planning process, there are a few more details I need:

Since the workshop will take place over the span of three days and accommodate six different audiences, would you prefer to have two rooms set up so that you may move from one session to the next without the disturbance of intermittent cleaning?

How would you describe the look, feel, and format of the event?

What type of seating arrangement do you prefer: theater, classroom, round-table, banquet?

I set aside a block of time the third week of March for new clients. Which day during that week works best for you? If that week doesn’t fit your schedule, please let me know when you are available; generally any Tuesday is fine with me.

Again, I look forward to working with you.

Assilem V. Zelaznog