M4 short messages

Image of a woman stressed Durin" rel="nofollow">ing this course you will prepare and submit a number of short papers on a series of topics. These papers are an opportunity for you to demonstrate your understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of concepts drawn from the module and the course. The short paper activity for this module entails the revision of a specific busin" rel="nofollow">iness communication message. For this assignment: 1. Read the followin" rel="nofollow">ing scenario. 2. Write a letter to Jason Allred, owner of Midwest Sparkleen, in" rel="nofollow">informin" rel="nofollow">ing him that PolicyPlan will not renew its annual cleanin" rel="nofollow">ing contract with Midwest Sparkleen when the current contract expires at the end of this month. Cite the examples identified in" rel="nofollow">in the scenario, and keep the tone of your letter professional. The letter should be addressed to: Jason Allread Midwest Sparkleen 4000 South Howell Avenue Milwaukee, WI, 53207 Scenario Your company, PolicyPlan Insurance Services, is a 120-employee in" rel="nofollow">insurance claims processor based in" rel="nofollow">in Milwaukee. PolicyPlan has engaged Midwest Sparkleen for in" rel="nofollow">interior and exterior cleanin" rel="nofollow">ing for the past five years. Midwest Sparkleen did exemplary work for the first four years, but after a change of ownership last year, the level of service has plummeted. Offices are no longer cleaned thoroughly, you’ve had to call the company at least six times to remin" rel="nofollow">ind them to take care of spills and other messes that they’re supposed to address routin" rel="nofollow">inely, and they’ve left toxic cleanin" rel="nofollow">ing chemicals in" rel="nofollow">in a public hallway on several occasions. You have spoken with the owner about your concerns twice in" rel="nofollow">in the past three months, but his assurances that service would improve have not resulted in" rel="nofollow">in any noticeable improvements. When the evenin" rel="nofollow">ing cleanin" rel="nofollow">ing crew forgot to lock the lobby door last Thursday—leavin" rel="nofollow">ing your entire facility vulnerable to theft from midnight until 8 am Friday mornin" rel="nofollow">ing—you decided it was time for a change. You must follow the followin" rel="nofollow">ing format and guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for all short paper assignments: Title Page: Include your name. the paper title, course title, in" rel="nofollow">instructor's name, and date. Introduction: Discuss the purpose of the message in" rel="nofollow">in succin" rel="nofollow">inct, declarative sentences. The in" rel="nofollow">introduction should identify the audience for the message and the choice of medium used, and be based upon the concepts studied in" rel="nofollow">in the course. Content: Present relevant and legitimate in" rel="nofollow">information to support your purpose or argument and display evidence of an in" rel="nofollow">in-depth analysis of the topic. Conclusion: This should be a summative paragraph which in" rel="nofollow">includes what you learned from rewritin" rel="nofollow">ing the message. References: A min" rel="nofollow">inimum of one reference must be used to support your discussion. Document all sources accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to APA style.. Your paper should be submitted as a Word document (.doc, docx or .rtf) file and adhere to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines: Be 1-2 pages in" rel="nofollow">in length (not in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the title and the reference pages). Be double-spaced, in" rel="nofollow">in Arial or Times New Roman font, with a font size between 10 and 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int. The margin" rel="nofollow">ins should not exceed 1" on all sides. Follow APA guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for formattin" rel="nofollow">ing [PDF file size 131 KB], in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the title and the reference page.