In the field of international business, all experienced translators have seen how radically messages can vary in formality. At one extreme are the notes that people use to jog their own memories; at the other extreme elaborate, formal reports that rival magazines in graphic quality. But regardless of the degree of formality, written messages have one big advantage: They give the writer an opportunity to plan and control the message. A written format is called for when the information is complex, when a permanent record is needed for future reference, when the audience is large and geographically dispersed, and when immediate interaction with the audience is either important or undesirable.
Although there are many specialized types of written communication, most common media are letters, memos, and reports. Letters and memos covered extensively covered in a new set of blog articles being posted at blog.themarketinganalysts.com.
