Business and Administrative Communication 10th Edition by Kitty Locker,Donna Kienzler

Exercise 5

The following letter was sent to more than 130 million households after the U.S. Congress passed a stimulus package in early 2008. Critique it in small groups. Here are some questions to get you started:
1. What are the purposes of this letter
2. How well does this letter inform the audience of its purpose
3. Does the letter violate any of the guidelines for constructing informational messages you read about in this chapter If so, which ones
4. What kind of impression is given to readers by the document design choices
As your instructor directs,
a. Write an e-mail to your instructor summarizing your group discussion.
b. As a group, record your answers to the questions, plus other observations you made. Trade summaries with another group. Where did they agree with you Disagree What observations did they make that your group did not Write an e-mail to your instructor summarizing the differences between the two critiques. Submit the e-mail and the two critiques to your instructor.