10 Cs for Writing Effectively

Review the email to Bobby Johnson found in Chapter 5 under the heading: “Choosing a Channel” in your textbook.  

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that answers the following:

1. Identify the communication problems with the email.  

2. Using the 10 Cs for Writing Effectively, rewrite the email.  

Include: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness,
connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure. 

3. Identify which Cs you used where and how that changed the email in terms of the effectiveness.

4. Identify the strategies used for composing a more effective message.

The format of the paper is to be as follows:

Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides,
APA format in a Microsoft Word document.

Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.

In addition to the three to four (3-4) pages required, a title page is to be
included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name,
the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date.