1.Information Technology leaders, including informationassurance and security professionals, communicate through variouschannels including e-mails, texts, and social media. It isimperative that the IAS professional communicates in a concise,professional, and courteous manner. The tone of the communicationimpacts how the receiver interprets it. Based on the readings inthis unit, you study the different aspects of planning and draftingmessage with an intended meaning. Employing an adaptive writingtechnique and use of positive and courteous tone and language willresult in a more clearer understanding of the sender/receiverrelationship. Based on the Radical Rewrite: Watch Your Tone!(Guffey & Loewy, p. 58), review the scenario and provide atleast five specific writing errors. Include examples.
To: | All Staff |
From: | Sybil Montrose <[email protected]> |
Subject: | Problematic Online Use by Employees |
Cc: | |
Bcc: | |
Attached: | E-Mail and Internet Policy |
Once again I have the decidedly unpleasant task of reminding allemployees that you may NOT utilize company computers or theInternet other than for work-related business and essentialpersonal messages. Effective immediately a new policy must beimplemented.
Our guys in IT tell me that our bandwidth is now seriouslycompromised by some of you boys and girls who are using companycomputers for Facebooking, blogging, shopping, chatting, gaming,and downloading streaming video. Yes, we have given you the rightto use e-mail responsibly for essential personal messages. Thatdoes not, however, include checking your Facebookor other social accounts during work hours or downloading shows orsharing music.
We distributed an e-mail policy a little while ago. We have nowfound it necessary to amplify and extrapolate that policy toinclude the use of the Internet. If our company fails to controlits e-mail and Internet use, you will continue to suffer slowdownloads and virus intrusions. You may also lose the right to usee-mail altogether. In the past, every employee has had the right tosend a personal e-mail occasionally, but he must use that rightcarefully. We don’t want to prohibit the personal use of e-mailentirely. Don’t make me do this!
You will be expected to study the attached E-Mail and Internetpolicy and return the signed form with your agreement to adhere tothis policy. You must return this form by March 1. Noexceptions!
List at least five specific writing faults and includeexamples.
