MG306 – Unit 4: Assignment – Developing a Persuasive Message

MG306 – Unit 4: Assignment – Developing a Persuasive Message

INTRODUCTION
This assignment will guide you in the composition of an effective persuasive message. You will utilize prior message creation knowledge, as well as information provided in this unit, to develop a persuasive email requesting a letter of recommendation from a professional contact.

REQUIREMENTS
The email should use formal formatting (salutation, closing, recipient’s name, accurate subject line). A minimum of three paragraphs with at least three complete sentences per paragraph should be provided. The email should include no more than four paragraphs. Use the Three-Step Writing Process detailed in Chapter 12 to develop an effective persuasive message.
Note: You are not sending an email to your instructor. You are creating a persuasive email, addressed to your professional contact, and submitting it as an attachment for grading. The email should be written in a Word document and submitted as an attachment.
DEADLINE
Submit by 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday of Unit 3
DIRECTIONS FOR DEVELOPING A PERSUASIVE MESSAGE
For this assignment, you will write a persuasive request in the form of a formal email. Write a persuasive request email to an instructor, supervisor or manager asking for a letter of recommendation for a job application, job portfolio, scholarship or graduate application. Provide plenty of relevant information to make it easy for the receiver to write a high-quality letter of recommendation. Pay special attention to the Three-Step Writing Process for Persuasive Messages outlined in Chapter 12 of the course textbook.

Example

To: (recipient email address)
From: (your email address)
Subject: (Conveys the topic and main idea in a concise phrase)

Salutation,

Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs.

Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs. Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences.

Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs.

Closing,
Name

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I take pleasure in writing this mail for the purpose mentioned above, having found an opportunity to work in a managerial position in a new firm. I have gained significant experience working under your leadership at Skynet, and now feel that it is time that I made an effort to implement some of the lessons learned in a different environment. Over the past seven years in which I have worked at Skynet,

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