1. self-introduction

Draft the following Memos, inventing the details you think necessary.

1. To the employees of a company announcing a change in the working hours and explaining the reasons for the change – announcing bonus as per their productivity.

2. As the Correspondent of a CBSE school, draft a memo to the faculties who have very poor result of the classes they are handling.

8. NOTICE, AGENDA, MINUTES

NOTICES

A Notice is a piece of written communication announcing news about an event of the future or past and is meant for a particular set of people. It may be in the printed, written, or typed form. In newspapers we find various notices such as company notices to its shareholders, legal notices to the people concerned, tender notices inviting tenders for different works etc. In Schools and Colleges, we have Notices put up on the notice board and also those read out in the classrooms. While writing a Notice, the following points should be borne in mind.

1. 
   The message should be written in a clear, brief and precise way.
   
2. 
   If you are writing one for the examination, limit the number of words to around fifty.
   
3. 
   It is good to use sub headings if the notice is slightly longer.
   
4. 
   Aim of drafting a notice should be to attract the attention of the people.
   
5. 
   The sentences need not be complete and it should be brief.
   
6. 
   Use proper punctuation marks.
   
7. 
   Numbers and abbreviations may be used.
   
8. 
   Generally, there is no need for any Salutation or Complimentary Close, which are essential in a Circular.
   
9. 
   The date should be written either below the caption to the right or below the message to the right or left.
   
10. 
    The caption should be in capital letters and the authority issuing the notice must be mentioned at the beginning or end of the message.
    
11. 
    The entire message may be boxed.
    
12. 
    Always display the Notice in public places.