Memorandum/Memo

MEMO / MEMORANDUM

A memorandum (or memo) is a type of formal communication used by businesses to communicate within a business.

They are usually short messages which can be sent to one person or groups of people

A letter head or logo is not required but a business may use a template so all the memos look the same, following the businesses “house style”.

• To:                               indicates who the memo is being sent to.

• From:                          indicates who is writing the memo.

• Date:                           is the date on which the memo was written.

• Subject / Re:            refers to what the memo is about.     

• Priority:                       “High” or “Low”tells the reader how important the memo is    

• Cc:                              refers to people who the sender wants to read the                               memo but has no action on it.