Developing your point throughout

The Business Memo is similar in structure to an essay, where you introduce your thesis/purpose, outline the highlights, and then go into depth on persuading the audience into buying your thesis. For a visual model, check out p. 353 in our text, and also work with the templates in Microsoft Word.


Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences


1) Put in your section headings (if not already done) to help guide reader

2) Each paragraph should have a focused individual purpose that develops out of the thesis/main purpose for writing the document.

In a blank Word Document, write out the four different topic sentences; one for each section:

• Purpose
• Summary
• Discussion
• Recommendation

Remember to use specific language in each section, and to repeat the subject of writing in each section.

3) AFTER providing topic sentences for each section, then go back and and work on each section as a smaller part of the larger memo.