{"id":1499,"date":"2024-06-11T15:32:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T19:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/?page_id=1499"},"modified":"2024-07-08T14:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T18:24:20","slug":"last-to-be-written-first-to-be-read-writing-memos-abstracts-and-executive-summaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/past-volumes\/last-to-be-written-first-to-be-read-writing-memos-abstracts-and-executive-summaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Last to Be Written, First to Be Read: Writing Memos, Abstracts and Executive Summaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K. Alex Ilyasova<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volume 6<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3Ilyasova.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 3Ilyasova.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-edf1f5f3-5a4f-4d2b-a867-9c34d2a67fd4\" href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3Ilyasova.pdf\">3Ilyasova<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3Ilyasova.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-edf1f5f3-5a4f-4d2b-a867-9c34d2a67fd4\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">So, you\u2019ve had writing assignments before, probably ones where you had to compare and contrast something or a few things, or where you wrote a story\/narrative. And possibly a few where you\u2019ve even had to write a research paper on a specific topic. You\u2019ve maybe even had to write an argumentative paper at some point on some issue or topic as well. But now you\u2019re in a business writing class or a technical writing class, and things feel different. You now have to write a report. Not only do you have to write a report, but you also have to write these other parts of what seem to be pieces that go alongside the report, such as memos, and even smaller pieces like summaries and abstracts, that you might never have had to do in previous writing assignments. Where do you start? How do you know you did them well? And why do you need to write all those other pieces anyways?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">What follows is a series of practical guidelines that help you understand the <em>why <\/em>and the <em>how <\/em>for three specific pieces of writing that often accompany reports and other professional and technical writing assignments. These three pieces of writing are cover memos, executive summaries, and abstracts. As you read the guidelines, you\u2019ll come away understanding the goal, purpose or <em>why<\/em> of each piece of writing, the definition, and what aspects make each effective. Along the way, we\u2019ll apply some of these guidelines to actual examples. You\u2019ll also be able to get into the heads of other writers as they formulate their own approaches to how they write these specific pieces\/assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternate Downloads:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You may also download this chapter from Parlor Press or WAC Clearinghouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">Writing Spaces is published in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlorpress.com\/\">Parlor Press<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wac.colostate.edu\/\">WAC Clearinghouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K. Alex Ilyasova Volume 6 Chapter Description So, you\u2019ve had writing assignments before, probably ones where you had to compare and contrast something or a few things, or where you wrote a story\/narrative. 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